Corporate Directors Forum Hosts Open Breakfast Event: "What Boards Need From Directors Today, And How Are They Found?"

SAN DIEGO, July 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At Corporate Directors Forum's open breakfast event, experienced panelists will share tips and tools focused on how to find the right directors for your board – and for finding board seats for yourself.  Amidst a challenging business climate, increasing tax and regulation challenges, and rapid technological advancements, businesses' needs are changing faster than ever, and boards must be prepared to adapt. 

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Expert panelists include:

• Phil Johnston, managing director, Spencer Stuart
• Aeisha Mastagni, investment officer, Corporate Governance Unit, CalSTRS
• Paul K. Laikind, Ph.D., CEO, ViaCyte Inc.; fmr. CEO, Metabasis Therapeutics Inc.
• M. Faye Wilson, director, BioMed Realty Trust Inc.; fmr. director, The Home Depot

Panelists will provide practical advice and discuss:

• How to ensure a board has the right mix of talent, experience and skills 
• Ways to identify new director candidates that best fit a board's needs
• What works and what doesn't in searching for the best match

WHEN:  Tuesday, July 30 
7 – 7:30 a.m. – Coffee and Peer Networking 
7:30 – 9 a.m. – Breakfast and Program

WHERE:  Hyatt Regency La Jolla, in the Pavilion 
3777 La Jolla Village Drive 
San Diego, CA 92122

COST:  Corporate Directors Forum Members – Free 
Non-Members – $50

PAYMENT & RSVP: Please RSVP by Sunday, July 28.  Payment in advance is required. To register, contact Corporate Directors Forum at 858/455-7930 or visit www.directorsforum.org. 

Contact: Greg Kershaw
Nuffer, Smith, Tucker
619/296-0605, ext. 226
[email protected]

SOURCE Corporate Directors Forum