Should a chair always seek consensus of the board?

October 6, 2018Non-Executive DirectorBy Rachel

NEDonBoard’s recent Board Best Practice – Chairs panel event was host to an eminent panel of experienced chairs, made all the more insightful by the variety of chair backgrounds and experience the panel had. These included FTSE, private, private equity, government, SME, and international organisations. During the audience Q&A it was posed to the panel whether a chair should always seek consensus within the boardroom. UK boards operate under an unitary system. This does not mean however that there will always be consensus within the boardroom. Indeed, some of the best debates within the boardroom occur when board members are able to provide

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