The Art of Director Excellence provides real-life stories as examples to discuss important topics in corporate governance and the many differences in how these are handled in significant economic countries around the world.
The easy-to-read stories from experienced corporate directors add color and commentary to corporate governance topics including developing business strategy with management, navigating risks, being a board chair or committee member on different types of boards, and improving ESG and diversity. Each story is followed by a discussion that underlines key corporate governance content.
New and existing board drectors will find this book to be an invaluable asset. The additional instructional materials including multiple-choice exam items and discussion questions will benefit business school faculty as well as students. Readers will find answers to the large number of important questions that impact board members the most.
About the Author: John Hotta is a board director and governance expert at multi-billion-dollar organizations. He was named by the Financial Times as one of the Agenda Directors 50. John graduated with honors from Harvard University and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He contributed to The Art of M&A, Fifth Edition, published in July 2019. He is a Technology and M&A expert employed by Microsoft, Accenture, and AT&T. John has unique experience, knowledge, and skills working with startups, turnarounds, and companies in transition to new markets or new ownership.
John is a speaker and an expert. He speaks at conferences of board directors and PE leaders. He taught National Association of Corporate Director (NACD) Master Classes for public company directors on topics including AI, ML, cyber security, social media, privacy, big data, cloud, CRM, enterprise architecture, software-as-a-service, mobile, innovation, and M&A.
John is also a board advisor. He has provided guidance to boards and CEOs as part of the NACD Board Advisory Services.
