Nominating and Governance Committee Chair Advisory Council
NACD created the Nominating and Governance Committee Chair Advisory Council in 2010 to support a sustainable, profitable, and thriving corporate America. Since then, this council has brought nominating and governance committee chairs from Fortune 500 companies together with investors, regulators, and other stakeholders to explore ways to strengthen corporate governance in general and the work of the nominating and governance committee in particular.
Heidrick & Struggles and Sidley Austin LLP collaborate with NACD in convening and leading the council.
Confidential
Meetings and teleconferences are conducted under a modified version of the Chatham House Rule to maintain an environment for candid dialogue. No outside media is present at advisory council meetings. All delegates participate on their own behalf.
Cost
There is no cost associated with council participation other than travel expenses.
Commitment
The conversation is ongoing, punctuated by semi-annual meetings, typically from 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., in Washington, D.C. or New York City. Debrief conference calls for non-attending delegates follow each in-person meeting.
- CHARLES E. ADAIR
Tech Data Corp. - PATRICIA M. BEDIENT
Alaska Air Group Inc. - BETSY J. BERNARD
Zimmer Biomet Holdings - CHARLES E. BUNCH
Mondelez International Inc. - RICK L. BURDICK
AutoNation Inc. - JEANNIE H. DIEFENDERFER
Windstream Holdings Inc. - RICHARD W. FROST
Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. - JOSEPH B. FULLER
PVH Corp. - HELENE D. GAYLE
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
- RENEE L. GLOVER
Federal National Mortgage Association - CHERYL W. GRISE
Pultegroup Inc. - H. EDWARD HANWAY
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. - ALEXIS M. HERMAN
Cummins Inc., Coca Cola, MGM Resorts International - THOMAS E. HOAGLIN
American Electric Power Co. Inc. - ANASTASIA D. KELLY
O-I Glass Inc. - DENNIS F. LYNCH
Fiserv Inc. - KAY W. MCCURDY
Arthur J Gallagher & Co.
- HENRY W. MCGEE
AmerisourceBergen Corp. - RODERICK A. PALMORE
CBOE Global Markets Inc. - JUDY A. SCHMELING
Casey's General Stores Inc. - BRADLEY S. SEAMAN
Steel Dynamics Inc. - JANE L. WARNER
Tenneco Inc. - MICHAEL J. WILLIAMS
Realogy Holdings Corp. - DONA D. YOUNG
Foot Locker Inc. - DONNA F. ZARCONE
Cigna Corp.
*This list of recent participants is representative, not comprehensive. Delegates participate on their own behalf, and listed companies correspond to delegates' nominating and governance committee chair roles at the time of participation. Council rosters are subject to change.
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- Long-Term Value Versus Short-Term Gains: The Board's Role in ESG (Part I) (Fall 2019)
- Long-Term Value Versus Short-Term Gains: Best Practices in Shareholder Activism (Part II) (Fall 2019)
- Communicating in Times of Crisis (Spring 2019)
- Addressing the Challenges of Expanding Board and Committee Agendas (Fall 2018)
- The Board's Role in a New CEO Transition (Spring 2018)
- CEO Succession Planning (Fall 2017)
- Building a Strong Board Culture: Perspectives From Fortune 500 Committee Chairs (Spring 2017)
- Key Committee Succession Planning (Fall 2016)
- Director-Investor Dialogue: Building a Strategic-Asset Board (Fall 2016)
- Changing Committee Structures in Response to Evolving Board Needs (Spring 2016)
- The Board and Long-Term Value Creation (Fall 2015)
NACD believes that the dialogue facilitated by the four advisory councils is vital to advancing the shared, overarching goal of all boards, investors, and regulators: a sustainable, profitable, and thriving corporate America.