What every board director must know

MANILA, Philippines - The Center for Global Best Practices is holding an MCLE-accredited seminar titled “Best Practices In Corporate Housekeeping: The Experts’ Guide On How to Be An Effective Corporate Secretary” on April 28 and 29 at The Edsa Shangri-La, Mandaluyong City.

This special pioneering program teaches board directors, lawyers, and CPAs the knowledge and professional skills on how to be an effective corporate secretary and how to perform the functions of corporate housekeeping.

The term “corporate housekeeping” refers to the multitude of services that a corporate secretary (who could be a lawyer or anon-lawyer) need to perform for a corporate entity. It is what every corporation needs to do and to know to function well.

This one-and-a-half day seminar would be of special benefit to, among others, corporations, business owners, directors, and managers who may want to know how best to use the services of the corporate secretary; new lawyers who may wish to learn the best practices in corporate housekeeping; older lawyers who may want to shift to corporate practice or to broaden their knowledge of such practice; law firms and corporate law departments who may wish to provide additional training to their lawyers and paralegals; compliance officers of public corporations; and accountants, auditors, and accounting firms who may wish to expand their services so as to include the provision of corporate housekeeping services to their clients.

Sample forms, resolutions, documents, contracts, and other useful reference materials will be provided. This kind of specialized training is not available and taught in any school in the country.

For more details on this and other events, check www.cgbp.org or call Mabel Manipol at 842-7148/59 or email [email protected]

The program will feature Tristan A. Catindig (A.B., cum laude, UP 1962; LL. B., cum laude, UP 1966; LL. M., Harvard Law School, Harvard University scholar, 1969) who has been in corporate law practice for more than 40 years, 26 years of which were with the largest law firm in the Philippines, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, where he was senior partner and head, corporate services department.

The second lecturer will be A. Bayani K. Tan (A.B., valedictorian, San Beda College 1976, LL.B., UP 1980; Master of Law, New York University; 6th place, 1981 bar examinations) who is the managing partner of the Tan Venturanza Valdez Law Office. Presently, he is a board director of 15 firms and assigned as corporate secretary to 26 of the some of the largest publicly listed and private corporations.

Pre-registration is required for this limited-seats-only event. Early bird discounts may be availed for those who will register early and group discount for attendees of three or more.