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The GCC Board Directors Institute (GCC BDI), a not-for-profit organization that promotes board effectiveness and good corporate governance, supporting GCC boards and board directors, celebrating its 15th Anniversary this year, has announced that it will convene the 8th edition of its flagship event, The Chairman Summit, in Riyadh on 6 October. The annual flagship event will bring together influential chairpersons, board members and C-Suite executives from across the GCC region and beyond to explore the ever-evolving role of boards and the implementation of best practices in corporate governance.

GCC Board Directors Institute (GCC BDI), a not-for-profit organisation that guides board directors of organisations in acquiring the know-how and tools to reach and sustain effective corporate governance, is celebrating its 15th anniversary of excellence in promoting professional board directorship and raising the level of board effectiveness across the Gulf.

APCO Worldwide and GCC Board Directors Institute (GCC BDI) released the results of a joint study seeking to better understand where companies in the region are on their ESG journey, their priority issues and barriers to ESG implementation, Liam D. Clarke, senior director and head of APCO’s MENA Climate Practice, announced today.

GCC Board Directors Institute [GCC BDI], a not-for-profit organisation that guides board directors of organisations in acquiring the know-how and tools to reach and sustain effective corporate governance, in collaboration with The Financial Academy in Saudi Arabia, today awarded certificates to 135 graduates on successful completion of the GCC BDI Certificate and Diploma in Board Directorship and Board Secretary Certification Programmes.

Partnership will work together to improve corporate governance and promote best practices

In the GCC, countries are under increasing pressure to align their companies’ governance practices with what are considered best practices in other regions

- First Abu Dhabi Bank selected to be a strategic partner of GCC Board Directors Institute
- Joins the ranks of Saudi Aramco, SABIC, Allen & Overy, Heidrick and Struggles, McKinsey & Company and PwC to uphold and employ best practices in corporate governance

GCC BDI’s 7th Board Effectiveness Report suggests pressure is growing on Gulf businesses to align governance practices with global standards

The GCC Board Directors Institute (GCC BDI) has launched its new Chartered Director Programme in partnership with The Financial Academy.

The GCC Board Directors Institute, together with the Caribbean Corporate Governance Institute, The Hong Kong Institute of Directors, Mauritius Institute of Directors, Institute of Directors New Zealand, and The Institute of Directors South Africa, have concluded a global webinar series which tackled key themes and issues surrounding women in governance positions.