Governance Bites #101: recruiting directors for not-for-profits, with Stephen Upton

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In this episode, Mark Banicevich talks to Stephen Upton about how not-for-profit organisations can recruit directors. Stephen outlines the key skills and competencies required for a not-for-profit board. They discuss the process of identifying skills on the board, and skill gaps, and the role of diversity in board composition. They discuss the challenges attracting and recruiting both appointed and elected directors to not-for-profit directors. They also discuss overcoming skill gaps in boards that are entirely elected. Stephen outlines useful sources for recruiting directors, and one way to induct new directors effectively. He also shares the best governance advice he's received.
Stephen mentions research by Tracy Molloy about appointment panels. You can find the research here: https://academics.aut.ac.nz/tracy.molloy/publications
Stephen Upton is Chair of Touch NZ, and led the organization through revising its constitution when the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 came into force. He is also a past President of the Swiss Touch Association. Stephen’s primary career is in funds management. He is Chief Operating Officer at fund manager and KiwiSaver provider Kernel, and was Chief Operating Officer at NZX-owned Smartshares (now Smart) before that.
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