Nasdaq to unveil educational board governance series with CBM

By Our Markets Bureau | 11 Dec 2002

New York: The Nasdaq Stock Market has announced the launch of a corporate governance educational initiative, the Board Governance Series.

Produced in conjunction with Corporate Board Member magazine, the webcast series features interviews and dialogue between Corporate Board Member and recognised governance experts and board advisory firms who serve as Board Governance Series partners. The webcast series is accessible at multiple website locations, including www.nasdaq.com and www.boardmember.com.

The series features a comprehensive list of topics ranging from board and committee best practices to directors and officers liability protection designed to educate board members and corporate executives about their corporate governance responsibilities.

Contributors of best practices advice include governance expert Ira M Millstein, senior partner, Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP; Thomas Neff, US chairman, Spencer Stuart; Richard Steinberg, US leader for corporate governance, PricewaterhouseCoopers; and John Keogh, president and COO, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, a member company of American International Group, Inc.