Over the years, Leaders & Co. has developed expertise in governance, working with boards of directors of publicly traded companies. We have the experience to develop and study the selection criteria and procedures for new directors by evaluating the abilities, personal qualities, past experience and complementarity of board members. We help guide your board of directors through the recruitment of new directors and make recommendations for improving its efficiency.

More than ever, company boards of directors are complex and demanding. What may have been a privilege in the past has become a major commitment for board members who have to devote plenty of time and energy to them. While many experienced directors are more reluctant to agree to sit on new boards and even try to leave some they are members of, a new generation of qualified directors is emerging.

Furthermore, we can offer assistance through our tools for evaluating the effectiveness of boards and their committees and head up training for directors.

Richard Joly, president and managing partner of Leaders & Co., is a founding member of the "Grand prix de gouvernance du Québec" governance award given out each year to the board of directors that has shown exemplary governance practices and strong economic performance in its sector. The point of this recognition is to show that principles of good governance alone are not enough; to succeed companies need strategic guidance and effective monitoring of management by directors who are experienced, loyal, diligent, careful, disciplined, ethical and independent in their thinking.