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Top 10 Challenges for an Australian Company Secretary

As a critical element of any board of directors, the company secretary must overcome several challenges in order to effectively fulfil their role. We’ve come up with a list of what we believe are the Top 10 challenges for a company secretary.
Every board is different…
- Understanding the business
- Understanding company specific reporting obligations
- Knowing and understanding board members
- Knowing your place on the board
- Know and develop a strong rapport with your Chair
- Blurred reporting lines between executive management and the board
- Maintaining simultaneous relationships between the board, management and shareholders
- Keeping board meetings clear, concise and cohesive through well prepared board information
- Recording minutes in a fashion that the board supports
- Timely and accurate reporting from management