Board & Governance programs
Gain the essential skills of a modern board member
With executive leadership overstretched, boards are, more than ever, essential to corporate success. As businesses navigate through unprecedented change and complexity, boards find themselves at the forefront, tasked with addressing emerging risks and complexities that demand advanced governance skills.
Our comprehensive board offering is designed to help you tackle these challenges head-on. Our unique program portfolio and two board diplomas cater to both aspiring and seasoned board members to accelerate your governance journey.
The board diploma journeys are driven by the research and thought leadership of the IMD Global Board Center. Drawing on over 45 years of board education experience, the Center provides cutting-edge insights into governance challenges and best practices, ensuring that board members are equipped with the knowledge and tools to make a meaningful and lasting impact in their roles.
Are you ready to embark on your journey towards board excellence?
Vice-Chair Board of Directors, Vontobel Swiss Financial Advisers AG, Switzerland
IMD’s board education is a strong credential to evidence good board governance skills that drive impact. It honed my governance experience and skill set and broadened my perspective. I now have a better awareness of blind spots and the actions I can take to work on them.
Executive Chairman, Thejo Engineering Limited, India
The different programs have empowered me to make real use of the learnings around board processes, team dynamics and managing politics. With global participants and targeted learning, IMD shows you what is truly achievable for your board.
Global Chief Human Resources Officer, Louis Dreyfus Company, Singapore
As a board member you need to stay on your toes and keep learning. With IMD, I grew as a board member in terms of professional knowledge, with a new way of looking at things and the capacity to ask the right questions around a business plan.
Founder & Deputy CEO, Arctica Finance, Iceland
IMD enlightened me on how exemplary boards function and helped me find my role and balance on boards in order to make a real contribution.
Head of HR, A.P. Møller Holding
Board Member at Maersk Tankers and ZeroNorth, Denmark
Being challenged in a safe place really shifts how we see things. Gathering best practices and having that IMD quality assurance is of immense value I’ve become aware of models and ways of looking at problems that I simply did not know before.
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