CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

Corporate Governance,
ourse Introduction

Complex set of relationships between the corporation and its board of directors, management,
shareholders, and other stakeholders. In the recent years, the regulators and legislators have intensified
their focus on how businesses are being run. They are endeavoring to create a template for new
corporate governance and disclosure measures, which is beneficial for both the stakeholders and
controllers.

In light of the above the course seeks to identify and correct deficiencies, enhance strengths and
promote professionalism in managers and administrators by equipping them with Corporate Governance
know. The course also covers litigation and arbitration

Litigation is more frequently giving rise to commercial cases that are regarded as large or complex.
These disputes are time-consuming, expensive for parties to run and consume a large amount of judicial
resources. In this course you will learn how to assist counsel during the discovery, trial and post trial
phases of litigation, the course also looks at arbitration and arbitration procedures that can be employed.

Overview and Objectives Adopt the appropriate mechanism for effective governance

▪ Value the shareholder and stakeholder rights and responsibilities

▪ Adhere to sound principles of direction and management
▪ Understand the significance of audit committee, its composition and responsibilities
▪ Implement best practices on corporate management
▪ Understand current developments in corporate governance and its environment: an overview of
the legal structure of corporate governance; theories of corporate governance
▪ Comparative dimensions of corporate governance: global convergence or path dependence
▪ Understand corporate ethics
▪ Discern the board's role and function and its optimal structure and process
▪ Board composition and role differentiation: executive versus non-executive directors How the
adversarial system works
 Corporate Governance

Session One: Corporate Governance Session Five: Audit Committee

Overview • Objectives
• Objectives • Introduction
• Introduction • Organization of Audit Committee
• What is Corporate Governance • Responsibilities of the Audit Committee
• Definitions and Importance of Corporate • Working with Auditors and Management
Governance • Blue Ribbon Committee
• Reputation and Corporate Governance Session Six: Banking Corporate Governance
• Corporate Ethics • Objectives
• Corporate Governance and Corporate • Introduction
Responsibility • Sound Corporate Governance Practices in
• Globalization and Corporate Governance Banking
Session Two: Models and Mechanisms • The Role of Public Disclosure
• Objectives • Supervisors and Transparency
• Introduction • Recommendations for Enhancing Bank
• Models of Corporate Governance Transparency
• Mechanisms of Corporate Governance • Supportive Environment to Corporate
• The US Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Governance
• The UK Corporate Responsibility Act 2002 Session Seven: Corporate Scandals
• King 111 Report • Objectives
Session Three: Shareholders and Stakeholders • Introduction
• Objectives • General Motors
• Introduction • American Express
• Shareholder Rights • Enron
• Equitable Treatment • WorldCom
• Responsibilities of Shareholders • Bad Corporate Practices
• Minority Shareholders’ Protection
• Stakeholder Protection Session Eight: Best Practices
Session Four: Board of Directors • Objectives
• Objectives • Introduction
• Introduction • Infosys Technologies
• Structure and Independence of the Board • Sony
• Responsibilities and Duties of the Board • General electric
• Selection, Remuneration and Evaluation of • Microsoft
the Board
• Board Committees
• The Board and the Management

COURSE VENUE : (Mbabane) Swaziland /Durban South Africa

DURATION : One Week
DATE : any date convenient to you we are flexible
COURSE FEES : USD 2700 (Two Thousand and seven hundred Dollars) which accounts for:

• Training Materials( Soft Copies) and notes Hand-outs

• Tea Breaks/ refreshments
• Course tuition
• Personal action planning
• Certification
• Follow-up support (on request)