Whether as an internal or external appointment, a new CEO has much to attend to in their first 90 days. A critical first step is to forge a strong relationship with the board of directors, and set the tone for engagement with the management team. With CEO's spending a full quarter of their total capacity on board engagement, getting this right early paves the way for a smooth partnership in the years to come.

Striking the right balance in board engagement is complex for any CEO. Board directors can become wary of a CEO that does not engage them deeply enough, and CEOs can feel their leadership is undermined if board members dig too far into operating details.

As a governance professional, you are in the perfect position to add value for the board and the management team by supporting a new CEO to define and implement an effective board engagement strategy.

Topics Covered:

• Key success factors for facilitating a new CEO-Board relationship
• Supporting an effective board strategy engagement plan
• Navigating and reducing the risk of decision-making bias

Who Should Attend:

• Governance professionals supporting new CEOs, or supporting a CEO transition
• Board members involved in CEO succession planning
• New CEOs who are interested in equipping themselves for their new role at the helm of an organization

Speaker:

Kim Stangeby
Senior Advisor, Strategy and Board Effectiveness,
Kingston Road

Kim Stangeby has spent twenty years as an applied strategist in C-suite and advisory roles. Her area of specialization is strategic transformation and change, with a focus on board effectiveness and CEO-board strategic engagement.

A decade at McKinsey equipped Kim with a set of robust strategy tools, which she has honed through application across diverse real-world contexts. Her most recent in-house role was as the Chief Strategy Officer and interim Chief Human Resources Officer at the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, and she currently serves as the Chair of Governance and Human Resources for several boards of a top Canadian private equity firm.

Kim holds a PhD in Biomechanical Engineering and an Honours Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Chemical Engineering, both from the University of Toronto. She speaks regularly at events and writes articles under the banner “Strategic Decluttering”, to improve the strategic dialogue between CEOs and boards.

Registration Fee:

• GPC Members:  130.00 + HST
• Non-Members:  185.00 + HST