Future Directors® host board agreement

As a host board, we agree to be a participant in the Future Directors® initiative and in the spirit of the programme accordingly we agree to:

    • meet the criteria for being a host board for the Future Directors® programme and have:
      • separation of governance and management
      • the focus of the board is purely governance 
      • predominately experienced board members
      • at least one CMInstD or CFInstD on the board preferably the Chair
    • provide a 12-18 month appointment to the successful applicant as selected by the host board
    • provide the Future Director with a mentor for the duration of their appointment
    • allow the Future Director to observe and participate at board meetings and in board discussions
    • remunerate the Future Director appropriately and reimburse out of pocket expenses
    • provide appropriate cover for the Future Director in terms of insurance and indemnities
    • refrain from offering a permanent board appointment to the appointed Future Director for a minimum of a year following the completion of their Future Director term
    • inform the IoD of your Future Director’s appointment, tenure and personal details including email address and current role at time of appointment
    • agree to provide feedback as to progress as requested by the IoD from time to time
    • agree to allow IoD to send an end of programme survey to Future Directors to gain feedback and measure the effectiveness and impact of the programme 
    • consent to the IoD publicly acknowledging and profiling the company’s participation in the programme on the Institute of Directors website 
    • consent to the IoD promoting the appointment through IoD’s social media channels including LinkedIn
    • advise the IoD immediately should a problem or issue arise with the Future Director

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