The Governance and Directorship for Family Business Course covers how to establish and maintain appropriate governance structures, understand your director duties, and implement strategies to meet your family business's specific needs.
Governance and directorship in a family business is complex. Family business directors must juggle the dynamics between family members, business demands, and shareholder expectations, all while ensuring the business thrives. A well-structured governance system can facilitate open communication, reduce internal conflicts, and promote long-term sustainability for your family business.
This course is designed to equip family business owners, directors, and key stakeholders with the tools and knowledge you need to professionalise the governance of your family business and ensure its future success. You will gain a thorough understanding of business and family governance principles, how to establish an effective board structure, and the legal obligations of directors in your family business.
This course will be held in person at KPMG, Brisbane.
Key Learnings:
- Understand the role a Board can play in growing your family business.
- Gain a thorough understanding of business and family governance structures.
- Learn the unique challenges family business directors face.
- Define the core areas of legal responsibilities for directors.
- Explore options for structuring a Board of Directors to suit your family business.
Who Should Attend?
- All members involved in strategically guiding the family business.
- Executive and non-executive directors of family businesses.
- CEOs and senior managers of family businesses.
- Family business shareholders.
Course Structure
FBA Courses operate under Chatham House Rules, allowing participants and facilitators to share their experiences and insights freely.
Lead Facilitator
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Peter Ivett is an FBA Forum Group facilitator and holds advisory and board positions in several family companies and is himself a family business owner.
Peter brings 35 years’ experience in sales, marketing and advertising, and organisational development to the table. Peter specialises in facilitation of family forums and succession planning, business and leadership coaching and defining and shaping company culture.
Guest Facilitators
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Legal Facilitator Fotini Kyoraios |
Fotini is the Founder and Principal Lawyer of Prisma Legal, a boutique commercial law firm. She is also an FBA Specialist Accredited Advisor and a member of the VIC FBA Advisor Committee.
Fotini has over 18 years’ experience advising clients in range of legal areas, including litigation, management, international investment tax consulting, succession, sales and transition of businesses and general commercial issues. Fotini’s broad local and international experience has enabled her to develop expertise in commercial and corporate issues in a diverse range of contexts. Having grown up in a family business, Fotini is passionate about working with business owners and families in business.
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Finance Facilitator Rachel Witte |
Rachel is a trusted adviser with more than 20 years' experience, who provides tax, accounting and advisory services to private clients, including private businesses, startups, high net worth individuals, family offices and inbound multinationals.
Rachel works closely with business owners and families to provide an integrated and commercial approach to all aspects of their group, including considerations of group structures, investments, outsourced CFO solutions, corporate and family governance, and succession planning.
Rachel has experience in a range of industry sectors, including property development, hospitality, consumer products and professional services.
