Effective Company Directorship for Small & Medium Sized Enterprises
We hereby certify that
Jon Aldama
has completed StyrelseAkademien’s
Certificate in Effective Company Directorship
and passed the examination
2022-10-19
Ulrika Spåls
CEO, StyrelseAkademien Sverige
Certificate - Effective Company Directorship
The participant named above has successfully completed the training and passed the final examination. The aim of the training is to expand participants’ knowledge of corporate governance and the work of boards to enable them to contribute more actively and professionally to the competitiveness and success of companies and organisations. A sound platform for future directorships. styrelseakademien.se
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Effective Company Directorship for Small & Medium Sized Enterprises

The course comprises 16 hours of training, covering Effective Governance, Effective Staffing, Effective Directorship and Effective Methods.

 


The course covers the following areas:

Effective Governance

Corporate governance
  • Corporate bodies
  • Sweden and other countries
  • The Companies Act
  • Different types of
  • organisations
  • The Swedish Corporate
  • Governance Code
The role of the owner
  • Ownership responsibilities
  • Shareholder agreements
  • Owner directives
  • Articles of association
  • Shareholders’ meetings
  • Constituent meetings
Governance documents
  • Articles of association
  • Board procedures
  • CEO instructions
  • Reporting instructions

Effective Staffing

The nomination committee
  • Composition
  • Task
  • Process
The board
  • Size
  • Composition
  • Responsibilities
  • Employee representatives
  • CEO elected to the board by shareholders’ meeting
  • Independent directors
  • Advisory boards
  • Integrity
  • Cooperation and interplay
  • Time
  • Remuneration

Effective Directorship

The Strategic Function
  • Owners’ intentions
  • Strategic direction
  • Business plans
  • Social sustainability
The control function
  • Legal requirements
  • Governance models
  • Key ratios
  • Balanced scorecards
The CEO function
  • Appoint
  • Steer and collaborate
  • Evaluate
The information function
  • Keeping oneself informed
  • Giving a fair picture
  • Crisis management
  • Annual report
  • Liability insurance

Effective Methods

Board procedures
  • The annual cycle
  • Planning
  • Board documents
  • Presentations
  • Background documentation
  • Role of the chair
  • Interplay
  • Board minutes
  • Ethics and conflicts of interest
  • CEO instructions
  • Styrelseplatsen.se
Board responsibilities
  • Negligence
  • Value transfers
  • Balance sheet
  • Representative responsibility
Board evaluation
  • Who is to be evaluated
  • How to evaluate
  • On whose behalf?
The Swedish Academy of Board Directors (StyrelseAkademien) is a non-profit membership organisation aimed at improving corporate governance in Sweden. We have about 8000 members, and consist of sixteen regional member associations. Our mission is to raise awareness of the importance of the work of boards and directors for profitability and growth. We advocate for boardroom professionalism, and offer training, networking opportunities and recruitment. styrelseakademien.se