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Culture as the Foundation of Board Effectiveness: An Interview With Mary Winston
10/01/2023
Mary Winston is cochair of the 2023 NACD Blue Ribbon Commission, which produced the report, Culture as the Foundation: Building a High-Performance Board. She is president and founder of WinsCo Enterprises and serves on the boards of Acuity Brands, Chipotle, NACD, Northrop Grumman, and TD Bank Group...
Elena Loveland is the editor-in-chief of Directorship.
Elena Loveland, editor-in-chief of Directorship magazine, discusses the articles in this special digital-only edition on the Future of the American Board initiative.
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