Bridging the Gap: Lessons Public and Private Boards Can Share

Over the past 25 years, the number of publicly-listed companies has fallen by more than 50%, while the number of private companies—particularly those in private equity portfolios—has surged dramatically. As a result, the number of Board memberships in private companies has grown significantly. This has led to an increase in opportunities for joining the Boards of private companies, raising a number of important questions.

Our panelists discussed several key topics essential for corporate directors:

• How are the qualifications for serving on a private-company Board different, if at all, from serving on a public-company Board?

• How are the expectations from and the compensations for private-company Board members different from those of public-company Board members?

• How are the oversight, accountability and governance of private-company Boards different from those of public-company Boards?

• Substantively, how and to what extent are private-company Board members engaged with their companies differently from Board members of public companies (e.g. less focus on regulatory compliance and more focus on operations and perhaps even on strategy)?

• Most pointedly, what, if anything, can public-company Boards learn from private-company Board compositions and best practices? And vice-versa?

  
  

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  Director

  Brenda Morris, NACD.DC

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  Brenda is an experienced and strategic director, with a unique combination of credentials and skills including her CPA, CMA, CGMA and MBA with strong organizational achievements in a diverse group of industries including retail and wholesale, sporting goods and outdoor equipment, health and wellness, home decor, apparel and soft goods, service industries, manufacturing, food distribution and production...

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  Managing Director, Partners Group

  Susan Scutt

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  Susan Scutt is a Managing Director with Partners Group and oversaw the Operating Directors and Entrepreneurial Governance function within the Americas for the last two years. She recently transitioned to the Private Equity Technology Business Unit and is based in New York. Susan has over 20 years of transformational experience...
  
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  Managing Member, Jon F Weber & Co.

  Jon Weber

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  Jon advises institutional investors on operationally intensive investments, with particular expertise in managing restructuring and post-restructured companies. He created and led operating partner groups for private equity and credit investors for over 20 years, including senior roles…
  
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  Chairman of the Board, Ensight

  Rafael Pastor

  Rafael Pastor has an extensive and diversified track record in both running successful businesses and advising business leaders. His career has spanned the media/entertainment, education, and business/financial services sectors...

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