Topic: Corporate Governance (MVF)

Date: January 25, 2017

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Where: Your Computer

This webinar will provide a presentation and live Q&A on the key factors that help create a board that is high-functioning and productive. Areas of discussion will include:

  • Why a good board is crucial for success
  • The proper division of responsibilities between the CEO and the Board
  • The importance of independence on a board
  • Key elements that sustain good board governance….and much more

Dan Boxer has been an attorney and senior partner at Pierce Atwood as well as General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer at Fairchild Semiconductor. He is currently a member of the MVF Board. During his careers he has been on numerous corporate boards, most recently Backyard Farms and XNG Energy of Boston. Dan advises numerous businesses on governance matters and is also an adjunct Professor of Corporate Governance, Ethics and Sustainability at the University of Maine School of Law.

Des FitzGerald is the founder and former CEO of Ducktrap Farms of Maine and ContiSea. He has served on numerous business and not for profit boards and has been involved in business start ups in the energy and broadcast space. Des is currently an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Maine Venture Fund where he monitors portfolio company board meetings and works with the companies on Board and management performance.

Join other CEOs, business leaders and board members in this important conversation.

REGISTER NOW HERE: http://maineventurefund.com/about-us/news/register-live-mvf-webinar-corporate-governance/

Sponsored in part by Maine Technology Institute