An effective corporate board acts as a steady compass during times of turmoil and uncertainty. The Covid-19 pandemic is the first global challenge of its kind for our modern, highly connected world and is testing the foundational elements of corporate governance and the role of boards in a crisis. For this reason, Nasdaq Governance Solutions and Stanton Chase Board Advisory Practice have surveyed directors, CEOs, and other C-suite level executives from 269 companies across 42 countries to gain insight into corporate governance leadership and the critical role boards are — or are not — playing during this extreme period of volatility.

'How Boards Must Navigate This and Future Crises' dives into the steps boards must take now and going forward to successfully navigate this and potential future crises, and points to talent, innovation, diversity, and preparedness as being key drivers of board effectiveness.
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    Byron Loflin
    Global Head of Board Engagement, Nasdaq
    Byron Loflin is the Global Head of Board Engagement at Nasdaq where he leads the governance team in providing a strategic, collaborative, and technology-based approach to support boards’ efforts to strengthen governance effectiveness. The portfolio of governance services and products includes a variety of board, CEO, and management evaluations, and streamlined Directors’ and Officers’ Questionnaire/pre-proxy disclosure processes and the Nasdaq Boardvantage portal. Byron is the founder and former CEO of the Center for Board Excellence (CBE), which was acquired by Nasdaq in 2019. His experience and expertise are in the design and administration of evaluations, and advising boards, board chairs, CEOs, and executive management on board strategy.
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    Panos Manolopoulos
    Global Leader Board Services, Stanton Chase
    Panos is the Managing Partner of the Dubai office and one of the main shareholders in Stanton Chase Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Bucharest, Romania, and Moscow, Russia. He has been a member of the firm since 2003, and he has served as Regional and Global Practice Leader of Consumer Products & Services, Board member Vice Chairman Regions, Vice President of Europe Middle East & Africa, Board member Vice Chairman Business Excellence, and most recently Global Practice Leader Board and CEO Services. He is also one of the main shareholders of Action Coach Middle East.

    Before joining Stanton Chase, Panos served as Chief Administrator of the University of Wales Swansea, Athens Campus, and Managing Director of IKRP/RECON, one of the largest regional Law Business Consulting firms in Southeast Europe.
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    Kevin Bradbury
    Partner, Stanton Chase
    Kevin joined Stanton Chase in 2012 and is a Partner in Amsterdam, where he has settled in the Netherlands. He is the Regional Private Equity Practice Group Leader for EMEA, also active in the Technology and Professional Services Practice Groups.
    As the EMEA Private Equity Practice Group Leader, Kevin and his local colleagues work closely with investors to attract seasoned, experienced executives to manage and maximize growth for their ventures and portfolio companies.
    Kevin graduated with a B.A. in Law and Political Science from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He is Hogan Licensed for Management and Team Assessments.
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    Private Equity Insights
    info@pe-insights.com
    Private Equity Insights is the world's leading Private Equity community. We connect and develop more than 240,000 investment professionals across the world, through our platforms, which include conferences, webinars, magazines and news reports.

    For more than 10 years, PEI has helped Investors, Fund Managers and CXOs rethink what it takes to fundraise, invest, operate and exit in Private Equity, and does so via online engagement and cutting edge conferences in Singapore, UK, France, Poland & CEE, Benelux, Switzerland, Iberia, Germany, Italy, Nordics and DACH.
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    Sponsored by Stanton Chase
    Stanton Chase is a global top 10 retained Executive Search & Leadership Consulting firm. They assess and acquire top executive leadership talent to drive breakthrough transformational performance.
    Stanton Chase is a trusted advisor to Professional Investors in Private Equity and Venture/Growth Capital to create real value during the holding period in their portfolio companies.
    Within their 16 sector & function-specific Practice Groups, they leverage both the experience and extensive professional network of Stanton Chase Partners and Consultants.
    All Stanton Chase offices are locally owned and accountable on a personal level to every client with their global reach being the connection that makes the difference.
    Stanton Chase is a member of the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants.
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    Sponsored by Nasdaq Governance Solutions
    Nasdaq Governance Solutions helps public, private, and non-profit organizations reimagine how to manage corporate governance practices. Our board portal technologies, Nasdaq Boardvantage® and Directors Desk, are designed with an intuitive interface and robust security features to streamline meeting processes, accelerate decision-making and meet the critical needs of boards, committees, and leadership teams. In addition, today’s leaders have access to the Nasdaq Center for Corporate Governance. Our experts created this global information and research hub to accelerate the understanding of corporate governance and sustainable business practices through data-rich insights and practical guidance.