Across the Board-Episode 16, Boards of Directors and Compliance

In this episode I consider the role of the Board of Directors in having a Compliance Committee and having a compliance expert on the Board itself. When you consider any of the most recent corporate scandals, from industries as wide as pharmaceutical to banking to manufacturing to transportation, one of the key themes in common was they had no compliance expertise on the Board of Directors. This lack of a key resource to the Board is something which has now drawn the attention of regulators and prosecutors.