Even the most skilled senior executive needs an experienced, independent board, to support and challenge them. When organisations fail, the finger of blame is rightly pointed at the board. Here, we review some legendary snafus and examine the board’s role in each one
INM Chief Executive Robert Pitt (left) & INM Chairman Leslie Buckley, during an extraordinary general meeting by (INM) Independent News & Media at the Alexander Hotel, Dublin today. 5/12/2016 Picture Fergal Phillips
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Gavin Patterson, chief executive officer of BT Group Plc, gestures while speaking at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Annual Conference in London, U.K., on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. The CBI is urging an end to the “soap opera” of Brexit and said it will appeal for a “single, clear strategy” in negotiations. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY SABINE COLPART AND PIRATE IRWIN President of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Patrick Hickey of Ireland poses at the 2015 European Games in Baku on June 24, 2015. Baku, with infrastructure and personnel in place thanks to the ongoing European Games, are now in a position to launch a serious bid to host the Olympics, Hickey told AFP on June 24. AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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