A company ID: corporate governance

The independent director is hailed as a tool to monitor and improve corporate management and decision making. This role is premised on the belief that directors who are independent of a corporation can be faithful guardians of its interests. However, powerful group influences can sully this, write Kath Hall and Suzanne Le Mire. Copyright 2006 Kath Hall and Suzanne Le Mire. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.