Our thoughts are with our members and their organisations impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. Boards have a key role to play in the wake of any crisis. See guidance for chairs and directors. 

Our thoughts are with our members and their organisations impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. Boards have a key role to play in the wake of any crisis. See guidance for chairs and directors. 

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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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