Governance Bites #104: maximising your chance of a good board, with Martin Snedden

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In this episode, Mark Banicevich talks with Martin Snedden about maximising your chance of a good board. Martin recently studied the board selection process of 9 top Australasian sports, and shares his findings. They discuss the optimum size of a board, elected and appointed board members, and a process for attaining the right mix of skills. Martin outlines the appointments panel, and a sports organisation's skills matrix. They discuss atracting talent, limiting board tenure, board rotation, appointing the chair, and co-opted board members. Martin also shares the best advice he has received during his career.
NZ Rugby Pilkington report: https://www.nzrugby.co.nz/governance-review
Martin Snedden CNZM is a well-known and highly experienced Chief Executive Officer and director, mostly in the sports industry. He is currently chair of Cycling New Zealand and two other not-for-profit boards, is a past Chair of NZ Cricket, and past director of the International Cricket Council and World Masters Games 2017. Martin was CEO of Rugby World Cup 2011, and is a former CEO of NZ Cricket. He was a member of the NZ cricket team, the Black Caps, 1980-1990, playing 25 tests and 93 one day internationals. Martin was made a Compainion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2012 for services to sport administration. 
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