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Evan Davis hosts the business conversation show with insights from the people at the top.

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The Bottom Line: Managing the Boardroom

28/01/2016

Managing the Boardroom

BBC Radio 4 - The Bottom Line, Managing the Boardroom

How should company boards operate, and what is the best way to make them work?

How should company boards operate, and what is the best way to make them work? Evan Davis discusses the role of company directors and the skills and experience needed for the job.

After recent corporate scandals like VW's emissions' cheating, Tesco's accounting irregularities, Barclays interest-rate rigging, many asked why company board members failed to act. What happened to the checks and balances designed to curb management excesses? Evan Davis and guests look at how company boards operate and how to make them work effectively. They discuss the role of company directors, the skills and experience required and examine why some say 'Beware the charismatic CEO'. 

Guests: 

Sir David Walker, Former Chairman, Barclays plc

Michael Jackson, Former Chair, The Sage Group plc

Margaret Heffernan, Former CEO, entrepreneur and author 

Producer: Sally Abrahams.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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