HC-3.2.1
The Chairperson of the Board of the
(a) Not be an executive director;
(b) Not be the same person as the CEO. This applies also to the deputy chairperson;
(c) Commit sufficient time to perform their role effectively;
(d) Play a critical role in promoting mutual trust, efficient functioning of the Board, open discussion, constructive dissent from decisions and constructive support for decisions after they have been made;
(e) Ensure that all directors receive an agenda, minutes of prior meetings and adequate background information on each agenda item in writing well before each Board meeting;
(f) Encourage and promote critical and objective discussion and ensure that dissenting views can be freely expressed, discussed and recorded in the minutes of the Board meeting; and
(g) Ensure that Board decisions are taken on sound and well-informed basis.
Added: July 2023