Meet your Program Director
Didier Cossin is the founder and director of the IMD Global Board Center, the originator of the Four Pillars of Board Effectiveness methodology and an advocate of Stewardship. He is the author and co-author of books such as Inspiring Stewardship, book chapters (such as Governance Risk: A Guide for Investors) and many articles in the fields of governance, investments, risks and stewardship, several of which have obtained citations of excellence or other awards.
Professor Cossin works with owners, boards and senior leaders to provide the latest thinking on best-in-class governance, board effectiveness, the governance and selection of investments, board dynamics and strategy design. He favors an adaptive and interactive approach to finding distinctive solutions for organizations on a wide range of governance topics. His latest research focuses on stewardship, how we can foster organizations to have long-term positive social impact while creating economic value for all. His past research has dealt with optimizing governance in critical decision making, M&As and risks.
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Guest Speakers
Experts regularly join the High Performance Boards program to share their experience. Here are some of our recent guest speakers.
Christoph Franz | Estelle Métayer |
Michel Demaré | Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette |
Eunice Zehnder-Lai | Olaug Svarva |
Paul Bulcke | Peter Maurer |
Raphael Vermeir | Elisabeth Bourqui |