April 15, 2025: Mervyn King, member of PTF’s Board of Directors will host a session with the Good Governance Academy (GGA) Webinar Series. This session will explore the critical role of the chair in driving strategic transformation, providing practical insights on leadership, governance, and decision-making in times of change. Real-world experiences, best practices, and key strategies to ensure boards effectively steer their organizations toward long-term success will be discussed.
Date: April 17, 2025
Time: 08:00 – 09:00 ET
Registration Link: https://goodgovernance.academy/chairing-strategic-transformation/?utm_source=brevo&utm_campaign=GGA%20-%20invitation%20-%20April%202025&utm_medium=email#Register
Join us for an insightful webinar series where we will explore the evolving role of the board chair in today’s fast-paced business and governance landscape. As organizations face increasing complexity, regulatory changes, and heightened stakeholder expectations, the responsibilities of board chairs have expanded beyond traditional oversight.
This series of webinars will provide expert guidance on modern chairmanship, equipping leaders with the skills and strategies needed to foster effective governance, drive strategic decision-making, and build resilient boards and organizations. We will also examine how chairs can enhance board dynamics, manage stakeholder relationships, and ensure that governance structures remain agile in a rapidly changing world.
In today’s fast-evolving business landscape, organizations must adapt to stay competitive, and strong leadership at the board level is essential for successful transformation. In this second session, we will delve into the unique challenges and opportunities that come with leading change from the chair’s seat.
Attendees will gain valuable insights into fostering alignment among stakeholders, navigating resistance, and ensuring governance structures support long-term strategic goals.
Don’t miss this opportunity to refine your approach to board leadership and stay ahead of today’s governance challenges.
OUR HOSTS:
Mervyn King
Mervyn King is a Senior Counsel, former Judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa, and designated Chartered Director (South Africa). He is Professor Extraordinaire at the University of South Africa, Honorary Professor at the Universities of Pretoria and Cape Town, and a Visiting Professor at Rhodes University. He has honorary Doctorates from Wits University and Stellenbosch University in South Africa, Leeds University in the UK, and Deakin University in Australia.
Mervyn is honorary fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales; the Institute of Internal Auditors of the UK; the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants; the Certified Public Accountants of Australia; the Chartered Institute of Public Relations of the UK, and the Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
Mervyn is Chair Emeritus of the King Committee on Corporate Governance in South Africa, as well as of the Value Reporting Foundation (incorporating the International Integrated Reporting Council and SASB) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). He has received Lifetime Achievement Awards for promoting quality corporate governance globally, from several institutions.
Mervyn chairs the Good Law Foundation and has chaired the United Nations Committee of Eminent persons on Governance and Oversight. He is a member of the Private Sector Advisory Group to the World Bank on Corporate Governance and of the ICC Court of Arbitration in Paris. Mervyn currently chairs the African Integrated Reporting Council and the Integrated Reporting Committee of South Africa and is Patron of the Good Governance Academy.
Mervyn has been a chair, director and chief executive of several companies listed on the London, Luxembourg and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges. He has consulted, advised and spoken on legal, business, advertising, sustainability and corporate governance issues in over 60 countries and has received many awards from international bodies around the world including the World Federation of Stock Exchanges and the International Federation of Accountants.
He is the author of many books on governance, sustainability and reporting, the latest being “The Healthy Company.”
Carolynn Chalmers
Carolynn Chalmers is the Chief Executive Officer of Professor Mervyn King’s Good Governance Academy and its initiative, The ESG Exchange. She has edited two international standards: ISO 37000:2021 – Governance of organizations – Guidance and its associated Governance Maturity Model, ISO 37004:2023.
Carolynn makes corporate dreams come true, assisting leaders and leadership teams in how to create value for their organisations. She makes use of her expertise and experience in corporate governance, organizational strategy, Digital Transformation, and IT to do so.
Carolynn is an Independent Committee Member of South Africa’s largest private Pension Fund, the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund, and recently retired as Independent Committee member of several board committees for the Government Employee Medical Scheme. Carolynn has extensive management, assurance and governance experience and has held various Executive roles for international, listed, private and public organisations across many industries.
Carolynn is best known for her successes in establishing governance frameworks,and designing and the leading large, complex initiatives that can result. She attributes this success to the application of good governance principles. She shares her insights on her 2 LinkedIn Groups – Applying King IV and Corporate Governance Institute.
