AREAS OF PRACTICE
Remuneration
- Remuneration policy development
- Program design
- Implementation review
- Transactional support
Shareholder Rights
- Advice on dealing with proxy advisors
- Understanding shareholder rights issues and developments
- Proxy advisor interphase
- Investor Relations
Board Structure
- Board and sub-committee structure
- Sub-committee charters
- Board remuneration structure
Audit
- Terms of Engagement
THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS
PRELIMINARY
MEETING
- Sign preliminary confidentiality agreement
- Discuss needs of BoD
- Scope preliminary list of services
- Overview of contract terms
AGREEMENT ON
DRAFT CONTRACT
- Outline of services to be provided
- Presentation of draft contract
- Negotiation of fees
- Agree on disclosures relative to fees
- Agee on who will have access to advice
- Other contractual matters
CONTRACT
SIGNING
- Signing of contract and agree on invoicing procedure
- Signing of confidentiality agreements
- Agree on timing for commencement of engagement
ENGAGEMENT
COMMENCES
- Obtain relevant material and information
- Commence work as per agreed commitments