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Argyle
argyleteam.com

We are a creative communications firm offering end-to-end, in-house execution capabilities.

Our experienced and passionate team is composed of attorneys, designers, project managers, thinkers and web developers. We collaborate together around a process that encompasses drafting, editing, designing and publishing across all digital and print channels.

We are thrilled that communications prepared by Argyle have contributed to trustful relationships between our clients and their readers, whether investors, employees or other stakeholders. 

In turn, our commitment to our clients has resulted in meaningful long-term relationships with some of the most respected public and private companies in the world. 

Broadridge
broadridge.com

Broadridge, a global Fintech leader and S&P 500® company with over $4 billion in revenues, enables corporate governance, powers capital markets and grows wealth management.

We drive business transformation with solutions for enriching engagement, navigating compliance and optimizing efficiency. With our proprietary data and technology, we support insight, compliance and governance while enhancing the shareholder experience — with the industry’s only single-source solution for corporate disclosure and communications. As the leading proxy solutions provider to the Fortune 500 and one of the largest EDGAR filers with the SEC, we are uniquely positioned to help corporations get ahead of today’s challenges and capitalize on what’s next.

- Financial disclosure and SEC filing solutions
- Proxy and annual meeting services
- Transfer agent services
- ESG advisory solutions

CCGP
societycorpgov.org/certification

The Society for Corporate Governance launched the CCGP - Certified Corporate Governance Professional credential for corporate governance professionals, the first-of-its-kind in the United States. Individuals who earn the CCGP designation demonstrate their core knowledge of corporate governance.

The CCGP defines the knowledge requirements of a governance professional. Individuals who earn the CCGP designation will have demonstrated their knowledge in the area of corporate governance.

The certification - relevant to both law firm and in-house practitioners and other corporate governance professionals - was developed over a 2-year period by Society leaders and corporate governance experts aligning to rigorous national accreditation standards. Governance professionals meeting eligibility requirements via a combination of experience and education and who pass the exam are awarded the CCGP - Certified Corporate Governance Professional designation.

The CCGP program is governed by a seven-person Commission independent of the Society's Board, responsible for all CCGP decision-making and administration to ensure impartiality. Commissioners are leading corporate governance practitioners from private and in-house practice.

Benefits of certification include:

- Validation of understanding of corporate governance challenges and practices
- Professional differentiation
- Personal understanding of core knowledge and skills
- Demonstration of knowledge, expertise, and commitment to the profession
- Career advancement - Facilitation of networking and community among corporate governance professionals

More generally, the credential and certification program will help establish a common framework for what defines the corporate governance profession, as it evolves over time.

For more information about the certification including the Exam Blueprint, Candidate Handbook, eligibility requirements and more please visit www.societycorpgov.org/certification or contact the certification staff at certification@societycorpgov.org.

CGLytics
cglytics.com

CGLytics is transforming the way corporate governance decisions are made—combining the broadest corporate governance dataset in the market to date with the most comprehensive analytics tools. CGLytics empowers corporations, investors and professional services to instantly perform a governance health check and indicate red flags in seconds, for effective governance oversight. Providing an independent analysis of governance practices, CGLytics is the source of global compensation data and analytics for Glass Lewis’ voting recommendations. From unique pay for performance analytics and peer comparison tools to board effectiveness insights, companies and investors have access to the most comprehensive source of governance information at their fingertips. Learn more about: Executive Compensation Benchmarking, Corporate Governance Risk Monitoring, Glass Lewis Partnership.

Clermont Partners
clermontpartners.com

Clermont Partners is a 100% woman owned advisory firm specializing in Strategic Investor Relations, ESG Communications, M&A, Proxy Advisory, and Shareholder Activism. The firm excels at helping companies to maximize every communications opportunity that impacts equity valuation. We help C-level executives and their communications teams craft clear, concise, and transparent corporate and investor narratives that resonate with key stakeholders. Our senior-led, researched focused team helps arm companies with the tools necessary to prepare and communicate messages that resonate with institutional shareholders and keep activist investors at bay. As thought-leaders in ESG strategy, we also partner with companies to create best-in-class integrated communications to reach passive and active ESG integrated funds.

Computershare | Georgeson
computershare.com/onepartner

Your corporate governance world is complex and rapidly changing, especially amid current circumstances. When you’re not busy managing the board and ensuring entities are compliant, you’re grappling with investor demands and pressure to ensure the success of your company’s corporate actions and strategy. Now you plan virtual shareholder meetings and manage your board communications and productivity remotely, too.

When it comes to these critical tasks, managing multiple vendors and data sources makes challenging work more stressful than it should be – and creates greater risk. What if you could gain stability and reliable advice with one trusted global partner and advisor by your side? Ease your workload related to annual meetings and proxy voting, boards, ESG issues, investor engagement, activist investors, entity management, registered agent, business licenses, M&A and corporate actions, unclaimed property, corporate trust and shareholder registry with Computershare | Georgeson.

CSC
cscglobal.com

CSC® is the world’s leading provider of business, legal, tax, and digital brand services to companies around the globe. From keeping your business in compliance and streamlining operations, to protecting and promoting your brand online, we use our expertise and personal approach to help your business run smoother. We are the business behind business®. We are the trusted partner for 90% of the Fortune 500®, more than 65% of the Best Global Brands (Interbrand®), nearly 10,000 law firms, and more than 3,000 financial organizations. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, since 1899, we have offices throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. We are a global company capable of doing business wherever our clients are—and we accomplish that by employing experts in every business we serve.

CT
ct.wolterskluwer.com

CT Corporation, a Wolters Kluwer company, is a leading global provider of compliance solutions for legal and corporate professionals, with operations in over 150 countries. Wherever and however you do business, CT helps you stay compliant. CT enjoys over 125 years of unbroken record of market leadership providing our customers with flexible solutions that enable you to effectively manage the complexities of corporate governance, including global compliance, entity management, business license and registered agent. CT is a proud sponsor of the Society’s Corporation Governance Professional Certification program.

Deloitte
deloitte.com

Deloitte is a leading global provider of audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax, and related services. With 175 years of hard work and commitment to making a real difference, our organization has grown in scale and diversity—approximately 312,000 people in 150 countries and territories, providing these services—yet our shared culture remains the same. Our organization serves four out of five Fortune Global 500® companies.

DFIN
dfinsolutions.com

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) is a leading global risk and compliance company. We’re here to help you make smarter decisions with insightful technology, industry expertise and data insights at every stage of your business and investment lifecycles. As markets fluctuate, regulations evolve and technology advances, we’re there. And through it all, we deliver confidence with the right solutions in moments that matter.

Diligent
diligent.com

Diligent is the pioneer in modern governance. We empower leaders to turn governance into a competitive advantage through unparalleled insight and highly secure, integrated SaaS applications, helping organizations thrive and endure in today’s complex, global landscape. Our trusted, cloud-based applications streamline the day-to-day work of board management and committees, support collaboration and secure information sharing throughout the organization, manage subsidiary and entity data, and deliver the insights and information leaders need to mitigate governance deficits and seize new opportunities.

The largest global network of corporate directors and executives, Diligent is relied on by more than 16,000 organizations and 650,000 leaders in in over 90 countries. With award-winning customer service across the globe, Diligent serves more than 50% of the Fortune 1000, 70% of the FTSE 100, and 65% of the ASX.

EQ
equiniti.com

Our people and platforms connect businesses with markets, engage customers with their investments and allow organizations to grow and transform.

EQ provides transfer agent, equity compensation and proxy solicitation services that help companies reduce risk, realize efficiencies and improve shareholder experiences. We’ve been helping the world’s leading brands raise capital, incent employees and service shareholders while staying compliant since 1929.

Responsible for nearly 5 million shareholders in the U.S. and 23 million globally, we issue more than $300 billion in payments each year across the globe. Our purpose is to care for every customer and simplify each and every transaction, delivering the highest levels of service through an effortless and enjoyable experience.

We are part of Equiniti Group, listed on the London Stock Exchange, delivering payments, administration and technology services to organizations globally.

EY
ey.com

Our people and platforms connect businesses with markets, engage customers with theirEffective corporate governance is an important element in building a better working world. The EY Center for Board Matters supports boards, committees and directors in their oversight role by providing:

- Market intelligence: Each year, we conduct over 150 sessions with boards, committees and directors, plus we convene 15 networks comprised of more than 500 lead directors, audit committee chairs and corporate secretaries.
- Content and education: Our library includes articles and webcasts that address a range of governance topics from board effectiveness to disclosure trends to oversight of risk strategy and talent.
- Data: We collect and analyze governance data for more than 3,000 US public companies including details on board composition, leadership structures, director election procedures, proxy statement disclosures, shareholder proposals, and more.
- Investor insights: We engage with governance specialists from institutional investors to discuss their priorities. In 2019, we talked with over 60 institutional investors representing more than US$35 trillion in assets under management.

GSG
gsgboards.com

The Governance Solutions Group is a board advisory practice focused on helping directors increase board effectiveness. Typical engagements include:

- facilitating the annual board and committee evaluations, director self-assessments and peer-to-peer reviews
- strengthening governance practices
- bringing new perspectives to director and CEO succession planning - adding focus to board education programs
- assisting with the resolution of special board challenges
- private company engagements may also include helping orchestrate family meetings, set up family councils or work through next generation matters.

ILC Legal
ilclegal.com

ILC Legal, LLP (“ILC Legal”) is a separate and independent law firm that is a member of the PwC global network of firms, based in Washington, D.C.  ILC Legal is a firm of international lawyers who are authorized by the District of Columbia to practice non-US law as Special Legal Consultants.

Multinational entities need to manage ever complex problems as a result of an expanding competitive landscape, increasing commercial pressures, and heightened regulatory burdens. To face these challenges, multinationals need innovative and global solutions.

The PwC Global Legal Services Network comprises nearly 3,700 practicing lawyers in 97 countries offering integrated legal advice, with access to specialists from across the whole of the PwC network.  Whatever your project, ILC Legal will be able to involve the right people with the right expertise to solve your business needs. ILC Legal offers access to a full suite of non-U.S. legal services including (but not limited to):

Entity governance and compliance  |  International reorganizations  |  Labor law and employment  |  Global immigration  |  Mergers and acquisitions  |  Financial services, banking, and finance  |  Tax controversy and dispute resolution  |  Cyber security and data protection

Latham & Watkins
lw.com

Latham & Watkins has the expertise companies need to operate in the public markets, as well as the requisite experience when unforeseen trouble hits. Latham partners with in-house counsel and executive management to consider the legal ramifications of key business decisions and ensure compliance and best practices. For some clients, Latham acts as the primary outside legal counsel advising on day-to-day operations; while for others the firm serves as an adjunct to in-house legal departments, counseling clients in highly specialized areas of the law. Latham’s corporate governance lawyers serve as seasoned crisis counselors to corporate clients in high-profile and often high-risk situations. The team counsels on regulation, shareholder communication, best practices and more, and regularly counsel members of the board of directors, the board as a whole, and senior executives on the full range of corporate governance issues that confront companies and their leadership.

MyLogIQ
mylogiq.com

MyLogIQ provides 360°public company intelligence through our Company IQ™ Answer Desk. We offer an unrivaled AI-powered solution for analyzing public companies with real time access to research and analytics on one platform:

- Corporate Governance 
- Board Composition, Profiles, and Diversity 
- Board & Executive Compensation
- Proxy Proposals & Shareholder Engagement
- SEC Disclosures and Comment Letters
- ESG
- Risk Factors, Accounting Standards, and MD&A
- Audit Fess & SOX
- Charters & Policies 
- Institutional Ownership & Activist Investors o Financials.

Nasdaq
nasdaq.com/boardvantage

Nasdaq Governance Solutions’ technology, consulting services, and insights help public, private, and non-profit organizations drive excellence and reimagine their corporate governance and sustainability practices.

Our board portals, Nasdaq Boardvantage® and Directors Desk, are designed with intuitive interfaces and security features to meet the critical needs of boards, committees, and leadership teams.

We also offer digital board assessments, D&O questionnaires, and surveys as alternatives to paper-based processes. Governance professionals have access to the Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence insights and guidance to help accelerate understanding around board engagement topics.

In addition, our ESG reporting and data management platform, Nasdaq OneReport, offers an easier way to manage ESG-related data and disclosures and deliver unified and tailored data to raters, investors, and stakeholders.

Passageways
passageways.com

Now more than ever, you need board & leadership meeting management software that’s comprehensive and secure. OnBoard provides your team a complete suite of meeting tools to make agile, smart decisions remotely and in real time. Equipped with meeting analytics, messenger, and Zoom integration, OnBoard makes it simple for your team to collaborate no matter where they are.

Pervasent
pervasent.com

Pervasent’s Board Papers solution provides a simple and secure board portal for your boards, committees and executive teams. Every day, large and small organizations in over 30 countries use Board Papers to make their meetings more effective and paperless.

Board Papers’ iPad, Windows and Android apps provide an intuitive, book-like interface designed for directors that are not technically savvy. With just 10 to 20 minutes of demonstration, board members can start using the Board Papers app to navigate to agendas, mark up documents, cast votes and sign pages. Meeting documents are never more than two-taps or clicks away.

Board Papers standards-based approach means your sensitive materials are stored in your Office 365 tenancy or Microsoft SharePoint server - the same secure location that you are already using. Agendas are quickly created and documents assembled in a familiar interface. Your documents and data are always under your control.

Whether you are looking to extend or replace your current board portal, or need a solution for a new board and committees, Board Papers provides an affordable and easy solution for any size organization. Contact us today for your free trial.

PWC
pwc.com/us/governanceinsightscenter

Governance Insights Center
Bringing an informed perspective on governance

We support you with governance knowledge to answer tough questions and tackle complex challenges. From ESG to risk oversight and much more, we provide new perspectives and advice to help you understand and act on the latest issues being discussed in corporate boardrooms.

Most recently, we offer our perspective on how board members can help their management teams navigate the multitude of issues relating to COVID-19.

QDiligence
qdiligence.com

QDiligence® is the digital D&O Questionnaire and Board Assessment Service that allows Governance Professionals, Directors, and Officers to spend their valuable time on governance, not technology. The QDiligence Team builds your fully customized D&O, Quarterly, Mid-Year, Off-Cycle questionnaires and Board Assessments on-demand so you can distribute with ease. QDiligence’s cost effective subscriptions include unlimited users and questionnaires and world-class data security. Our advanced D&O Questionnaire technology delivers the flexibility you need and provides your Directors and Officers with the single-click simplicity they want. No installations. No passwords to remember. Instant access.

Convenient. Easy to use. Cost effective. QDiligence.