Board Advisory

We are your competent partner for the development of the continuous professionalization of supervisory, administrative and advisory board activities and provide comprehensive support to mandate holders in all essential aspects of board work.

The current change in role from a part-time supervisory board mandate to a methodical and professional sparring partner for the board or management is characterized by the following aspects, among others:

• Comprehensive assurance of fulfillment of due diligence obligations and compliance with legal requirements (AktG, DCGK, KWG, FISG, etc.) for supervisory boards

• Steady increase in technical complexity, demands on the Supervisory Board and associated liability risks

• Balancing efficiency, effectiveness and thoroughness as a partner to the Executive Board and as a supervisory body

Your challenges in the context of supervisory activities

To meet these challenges, our Board Advisory Services at focus on the issues that have proven to be practical pitfalls and risks for supervisory boards based on our experience, judgments or press releases:

• Compliance with minimum legal standards ("Supervisory Board Compliance" and "Corporate Governance" respectively)

• Minimization of liability risks

• Professional implementation of efficiency audits

• Accompanying technical expertise for transparent and well-founded decisions on complex issues (for example in M&A processes, accounting issues, etc.)

• Creation of appropriate structures with regard to committees, meetings, reporting, further training, etc. (board setup)

Approaches to challenges of supervisory activities

As part of our Board Advisory Services, we support supervisory, administrative and advisory boards in the following areas:

• Conducting efficiency audits/evaluations

• Support for personnel, professional and individual development in the form of seminars and coaching for the boards

• Support in board-relevant processes and decisions

• Optimization of internal processes, improvement of information supply as well as support for optimal board set-up (committees, reports, etc.)

Our role in the Board Advisory depends on your needs and ranges from conceptual support to technical-operational work on site to moderation of meetings, evaluations etc.

If you are interested and have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.