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November 2022
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Setting up your Board of Directors!
You have decided to review the setup of your Board of Directors. Until now, you met very quickly once a year with your 'board secretary', who is also your son. But after a discussion with another leader, you realized what a professionally organized board could really...
CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility – What about your company?
"To be human is precisely to be responsible. It is to feel, by placing one's stone, that one contributes to building the world." Antoine de Saint-Exupéry As an actor in the world, in the community, what do I put in place, through my company, for sustainable...
Testimony of Stéphan Grouitch, CEO Itecor
We went to meet one of our customers! Stéphan Grouitch, CEO of Itecor. To ask him how he set up his board of directors? And why does he use an independent director? A little background! Stéphan Grouitch is the CEO of Itecor. Itecor offers consulting and services for...
The advantages of having an independent board member
You are the manager of an SME in Switzerland and you want to complete your board of directors. Why use one or more independent directors? Because the independent board member: Challenges performance on strategic and operational topics The role of the independent...
The importance of the “fair” positioning of the independent director
What does “independent” mean for a director? The difference is its positioning. The Independent Director first defends the interest and sustainability of the company before that of its shareholders. Moreover, she/he must in no case depend on the fees received for this...
Why and how to create a board of directors?
The world is becoming more complex, the number of uncertainties is increasing and what we thought was granted must be reconsidered. With ever more complicated legislation, where the needs and concerns of each other are constantly evolving, how can you adapt,...
Discover the mission of APIA Swiss
Who are we ? What are the goals of our association? What does independent director mean? APIA Swiss is a non-profit association founded in January 2018. Its mission is to promote and professionalize the function of Independent Director. With the increase in legal...
“The Board of Directors and technologies in times of crisis”, Zoom, March 16, 2021
In collaboration with our partner KPMG, we organized this conference in virtual mode with over 50 participants. This conference addressed the major upheavals brought by the Covid-19 crisis, in particular the brutal transition to teleworking and the acceleration of...
“Governance of SMEs in times of crisis”, Geneva, 20 October 2020
Despite the pandemic and just before the re-containment, we had the pleasure to organize a seminar on "Governance of SMEs in times of crisis" gathering more than 25 participants, discovering for the first time the activities of Apia in Switzerland. A rich and lively...
Round table on CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), Geneva, 19 June 2019
We had the pleasure of welcoming in Geneva, in partnership with Mazars France and B-Lab Switzerland, about fifteen leaders from the Lake Geneva region. This round table provided an open and rich discussion on CSR and on the importance for companies to have a...