Governance

Increasing the participation of women on the Boards of Directors of New Zealand private enterprises is a major focus of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. In addition to being an issue of fair representation, independent directors bring specialist skills and experience that would benefit many SMEs by using their Boards of Directors as a governance and leadership mechanism.

This service aims to

• Connect women leaders with businesses seeking directors
• Provide Information on corporate governance and “how to” tools
• Be a portal for women seeking a Directorship role to register their interest
• Be a portal for businesses seeking independent directors to search for skilled people
• Promote good governance and independent representation of the Boards of SMEs
• Identify and support emerging female leaders
• Staircase women directors through increasingly larger organisations

Find out more about this initaitive at www.womendirectors.co.nz, Alternatively please email Joanne Cooper at jcooper@chamber.co.nz or phone the Chamber on 09 309 6100.