- In its 37th edition, the recently released 2022 US Spencer Stuart Board Index offers a useful guide to the shifting composition and governance practices of S&P 500 company boards
- Although local, industry and company maturity levels particularities may apply, the 70+ page report available on Spencer Stuart’s website provides food for thought to other companies as well
- Below are the distribution of responses regrading the number of board meetings held annually by the surveyed S&P 500 companies
Note: 1. Includes in-person and telephonic regular and special meetings
Source: 2022 US Spencer Stuart Board Index
The report concludes that the number of meetings is returning to the Pre-Covid-19 levels, adding:
S&P 500 boards met 8.3 times on average, compared to 9.4 in 2021, including regularly scheduled and special meetings. While still higher than in 2020 (7.9 meetings), the average number of meetings this year was the same as in 2012.
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