The Role and Responsibilities of Company Directors
Course
In City of London
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
City of london
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Class hours
6h
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Duration
1 Day
If you are a ‘Company Director’ or have the title of Director within an organisation, this course will bring clarity to the roles and responsibilities of the position, focusing on the company and the public appointment and termination of officers of the company. This one-day course is a highly interactive course which also includes many practical tips throughout.
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About this course
Directors, or those hoping to move into directorship or executive management. The course will also be suitable for directors who want a refresher in company day-to-day official business or are new to this role.
Reviews
Subjects
- Company Law
- Conflict Management
- Executive
- Leadership
- Risk Management
- Governance
- Audit
- Internal Communications
- Finance
- Directing
Teachers and trainers (1)
Steve Giles
Teacher
Steve qualified with Deloitte & Touche in 1983. From 1990 he specialised in special projects & forensics (including headline cases such as Polly Peck & BCCI), working on a variety of governance, risk management, fraud assignments both in the UK and abroad. Steve left Deloittes in 1997 and since then has built up a track record of success on an independent basis in helping executives, through risk-based techniques, to find solutions to a variety of unusual business problems.
Course programme
- Different types of director
- What does it mean to be an Officer of the Company?
- Duties, legal responsibilities and governance
- What to expect from the finance function
- The ‘fit and proper’ concept – competence and integrity requirements of directors
- Directors’ responsibilities for internal financial control and risk management and the role of the Audit Committee
- Introduction and understanding accounting concepts, including the Companies Act and Accounting Standards
- The seven general duties specified by the Companies Act
- Board Meetings and duties
- Information that must be made available
- Appointment and termination
- Conflicts of interest and third party benefits
- The Bribery Act 2010 – directors’ responsibilities, the new offence of ‘failure to prevent’ and implications for corporate criminal liability
- Company Secretary and Directors
- Companies House filings
- Articles of Association – construction and importance
- Disclosures and the consequences of failing to notify
- Insolvency obligations
- Rights of shareholders
The Role and Responsibilities of Company Directors