Appendix I: Skills and experience used to recruit Board members

Risk management and assessment

Experience identifying enterprise-wide/corporate risks and to ensure that management has implemented the appropriate systems to manage risk. 

Technology / Data analytics / Digital / AI / Cybersecurity

Understanding the use of digital tools and capabilities to advance and enhance performance and its impact on people, processes, and tools, including controls to protect systems, networks, programs, devices, and data from cyber attacks.

Organizational management 

Understanding organizational design and management, including succession planning and culture. Experience with governance of innovations and effective change management, stakeholder engagement, and operational design and excellence.

Talent strategy / Human resources / Executive performance review

Understanding/experience with strategy of human resource/personnel considerations for key talent recruitment, compensation structure, and performance review.

Business / Corporate / Strategic planning experience

Experience with business/corporate and strategic planning, evaluation, and implementation of a strategic plan. Clearly demonstrates strategic and execution capabilities.

Board / Governance or leadership experience

Experience in serving on large Boards, serving as a committee chair or in other relevant formal leadership positions

Regulatory environments

Knowledge of regulatory environments, changes in regulations, etc., which impact the firm and its services.

Sustainability

Understanding of environmental, social (including DEI matters), and governance standards for company operations.

Legal

Understanding of legal terms and regulations.

Indigenous cultural knowledge and/or experience

Knowledge and experience working with and within Indigenous communities, and current and upcoming considerations for Indigenous people and communities.

Client engagement

Experience targeting markets, design thinking, customer experience (CX), e-commerce, client segmentation/analysis, client value proposition.

Crisis management

Experience working through a crisis and its impact to the business, clients, and people.

Mergers and acquisitions

Experience with mergers and acquisitions.

Accounting and financial knowledge 

Understanding of financial operations management, financial statements, auditing, and other issues regarding finance.