BOARD EVALUATION FORM

Birth for Humankind BOARD EVALUATION FORM

​Board composition to achieve objectives (Inputs)

Competence

Overall skills of the Board appropriate and sufficient to achieve objectives

Majority [75%] of directors financially literate

Diversity of Directors sufficient relevant to objectives

Number of hours training (company, operating environment, responsibilities) appropriate

Majority of directors have completed recognised governance training (i.e. AICD/GIA Course)

Diligence

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Number of hours spent on preparation adequate

Number of boards directors serve on not excessive

Number of effective visits to BfH Head office and/or events by individual directors adequate

New director induction program sufficient

Ethics

Existence of robust code of conduct for directors

Independence

Majority of directors independent

Chair independent

Board systems and structures to achieve objective

Board structure

Strong leadership of the board by CEO & Chair

Percentage of meetings/meeting time without CEO adequate

Number and type of committees appropriate

Productive meetings

Number of meetings with management other than CEO adequate

Number of days in advance, agenda and materials sent, sufficient

Average duration and number of meetings appropriate

Board papers relevant

Percent of meeting time allocated to opposing views adequate

Percent of meeting time for discussions adequate

Succession planning system

Position description for CEO current

Succession plan and its annual review satisfactory

Interim CEO(s) identified

Financial reporting and risk assessment systems

Number of ethical/legal violations acceptable

Risk audit performed, procedures to manage risk appropriate and monitoring and reporting of effectiveness of procedures satisfactory

Strategic information system

Number of meetings with stakeholders [to understand expectations] appropriate

Information provided to board to assess projects [both financial and non-financial], complete and adequate

Number of hours spent on long-term strategic issues, adequate

Communication channels between management, chair and individual directors on strategic issues, effective

How well was the previous strategic plan executed

Did the strategic plan create stakeholder value

Performance evaluation and compensation systems

Regular performance evaluations conducted for CEO, board and directors

Evaluation systems include non-financial data

Evaluation systems include external and objective data

Goals and objectives clearly defined for CEO, board and directors

Accountable organisation

Number of complaints (employees, community, customers) acceptable

Stakeholders satisfaction survey acceptable

Evaluation of quality of external disclosures by stakeholders (survey) or by experts, satisfactory

Credit rating appropriate and optimal, having regard to the company’s situation and the industry

Outcomes

Creating funder value

Economic value added, [increasing year on year]

Earnings level satisfactory – overall

Other measures – number of births/mothers supported satisfactory