The Crucial Role of The Company Secretary

The Company Secretary is a cornerstone role in the boardroom. Other governance roles and priorities might change around it, but Company Secretaries remain a crucially important in corporate decision-making and the effective functioning of the Board. 

This webinar will explore how the role has evolved, what makes the job vital, as well as its principal functions in a busy boardroom landscape. With Gerry’s expert knowledge, you’ll learn all the corporate secretary essentials and the steps you’ll need to ensure you’ll be a success in the role. 

What You’ll Learn:

• What the company secretary does
• Why the role is so important to the board
• How the CoSec interacts with [other members of the board] the directors and Executive
• How to get started on becoming a great CoSec
• The core areas of expertise you’ll need as a CoSec

Gerry Egan is an experienced consultant and trainer specialising in corporate governance, data protection and strategy and change working with clients in the public, private and non-profit sectors.

As a Board Chair, Chartered Director and long time Company Secretary he brings interesting insights to the Co.Sec role and is very well placed to assess the Co. Sec’s contribution from the board’s and executive’s perspective.