Governance Bites #94: chairs and board members, with Steven Moe

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In this episode, Mark Banicevich talks with Steven Moe about chairs and boards. Mark asks Steven to outline the typical board member job description, and then how the role of the chair differs. They discuss the amount of extra work involved in being a chair, additional relationships, and whether additional liability exists. They discuss how the chair interacts with other board members, including inducting new board members, and what happens if the chair is suddenly unavailable. They discuss succession planning for the chair, and the role of the deputy chair. Steven also shares advice for new chairs.
Steven Moe is a Partner of commercial law at Parry Field Lawyers in Christchurch, and an experienced director. Steven qualified as a lawyer in New Zealand, and worked for more than a decade on corporate transactions worth billions of dollars while based in London, Tokyo and Sydney. He has written several legal books, including “Start-ups legal toolkit”, “Social Enterprises in New Zealand: and “Capital raising for founders”. Steven also facilitates governance law on the Company Director Course for the Institute of Directors (IoD). His Seeds Podcast, which he founded in 2017, has almost 400 episodes, interviewing interesting people about their lives. He also hosts the Board Matters podcast for the IoD, now in its third season. 
Steven Moe’s profile on LinkedIn (he is happy to connect with you): https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-moe-0b3b008a/
Seeds podcast with 430+ interviews www.theseeds.nz
Board Matters podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6aHNCIYEOwqoghkGlwKruU 
Parry Field Lawyers governance resources: https://www.parryfield.com/advisory/governance/governance-essentials/, including "Chairing AGMs", "How to chair a meeting well"
The board skills matrix: https://www.parryfield.com/board-skills-matrix/
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