- In its 37th edition, the recently released 2022 US Spencer Stuart Board Index offers a useful guide to board composition and governance practices at S&P 500 company boards
- The graphs below illustrate select responses by the surveyed S&P 500 companies
Source: 2022 US Spencer Stuart Board Index
Food for thought…
- According to the report, the average number of board directors as well as the number and prevalence of standing committees has remained steady over the past decade.
- However, with increased uncertainty and an abundance of emerging risks, it remains to be seen if independent risk committees will become more prevalent going forward, possibly driven by regulation.
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