Executive Session: The Directors & Boards Podcast

Executive Session: The Directors & Boards Podcast

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April 15, 2025 32 mins

In the latest edition of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, Bill Hayes, editor in chief of Directors & Boards, speaks with Michael Dauphinee, CEO of The Dauphinee Group, about executive coaching. In our second interview, Janet Wong, director of TWFG Insurance and Lucid Motors, discusses the right time to leave a board. And in our third segment, Samantha Kappagoda, director and nomi...

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In the latest edition of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, Bill Hayes, editor in chief of Directors & Boards, speaks with Michael Peregrine, partner of McDermott Will & Emery, about board resignation. In our second interview, Michael Montelongo, director of Civeo North America, Conduent and Palmex Alimentos SA de CV, explores the current landscape of geopolitical conflict. And...

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In the latest edition of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, Bill Hayes, editor in chief of Directors & Boards, speaks with Maggie Wilderotter, chair of Docusign and director of Costco, about shareholder engagement. In our second interview, Marietta Colston-Davis, director of Priority Technology and former executive of Microsoft and IBM, explores the concept of the superstar CEO. An...

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February 25, 2025 21 mins
In a special episode of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, Bill Hayes, editor in chief of Directors & Boards, speaks with Bob McCormick, executive director of the Council of Institutional Investors, and Charles Elson, executive editor at large of Directors & Boards, about the status of Delaware as the home of corporate law after legislation that could possibly put that reputation in danger. T...

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In the latest edition of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, Bill Hayes, editor in chief of Directors & Boards, speaks with Christine Battist, director of Capital Southwest, about the board's role in company growth planning. In our second interview, Mary Bush, director of Bloom Energy, explores the purpose of the board. And in our third discussion, Gioia Messinger, director of One S...

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In the latest edition of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, Bill Hayes, editor in chief of Directors & Boards, speaks with Daria Walls Torres, director of Columbia Bank New Jersey, about the VUCA and BANI environments for boards. In our second interview, Tom Petro, director and chair of the risk management and trust committees of Univest, explores the risks of third-party AI. And i...

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In the latest edition of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, Bill Hayes, editor in chief of Directors & Boards, speaks with Liz Levy-Navarro, director of Wilshire Mutual Funds Inc., about the board’s role in oversight of a company’s financial health and investments. In our second interview, Jane Wasman, director and chair of the corporate governance, health care compliance oversight and nominating...

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In this committee-centric episode of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, Bill Hayes, editor in chief of Directors & Boards, talks to Jan Babiak, director and audit committee chair of Walgreens Boots Alliance, about issues set to challenge audit committees in 2025. He is also joined by Herman Bulls, chairman of the board of Fluence and vice chairman of the board of USAA, who explains why every dire...

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In this episode of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, we talk to Judy Schrecker, lead independent director and audit committee chair of ClearSign Technologies, about the benefits and challenges of serving on a small or microcap company board. Also, Patricia Lenkov, advisory board member of SwarmDynamics.ai and BoardProspects Inc., discusses how many boards a director can serve on before both they and...

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In this episode of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, Bill Hayes, editor in chief of Directors & Boards, talks to Susanne Meline, lead independent director and audit chair of MDB Capital Holdings, about the importance of efficient processes to the success of a board. He also interviews Lloyd Zygler, director, security and privacy risk consulting, for RSM, on the concept of implicit trust between ...

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In this episode of the official Directors & Boards podcast, Executive Session, Bill Hayes, editor in chief of Directors & Boards, talks to Lara Lee, director and member of the audit and compensation committees of WD-40 Company, about the need for board members to engage in innovative thinking. He also gets the opinion of Lawrence Cunningham, director of the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaw...

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In this tech-centric episode of the official Directors & Boards podcast, Executive Session, Bill Hayes, editor in chief of Directors & Boards, talks to George Casey, advanced analytics practice leader of RSM US LLP, about the state of AI implementation among middle-market executives and companies. Also on the rapidly emerging topic of AI, Allan Grafman, CEO of All Media Ventures, discusses ways that boar...

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In this board composition-centric episode of the official Directors & Boards podcast, Executive Session, Bill Hayes, editor in chief of Directors & Boards, talks to Michael Marquardt, director of Strategic Partnerships LLC and Commonwealth Trust Company, about the value of international directors on boards. He also discusses key director leadership traits with Daphne Jones, director of AMN Healthcare, Barnes Group Inc. and ...

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In this episode of the official Directors & Boards podcast, Executive Session, Bill Hayes, editor in chief of Directors & Boards, talks to Kay Breeden, director of Viohalco, about unintended consequences of the board’s focus on ESG; Alicia Syrett, founder of Madam Chair, about the value of women on boards; and Charles Elson, director of Enhabit Home Health and Hospice and Blue Bell Creameries (as well as...

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In the first episode of the official Directors & Boards podcast, Executive Session, Bill Hayes, editor in chief of Directors & Boards, talks to three experts in the field of corporate governance. First up is Josh Klein, advisory board member of BP, on AI. Anna Catalano, director and nom/gov chair of Ecovyst Inc., walks us through issues around board refreshment. Wrapping up the show is Charles Elson, director of Enhabit Hom...

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