‘Because the way it works currently in our public sector is government or the minister makes appointments to these boards, and one has to wonder what criteria they re taking into account when we know that there’s political play here,’ says Professor Parmi Natesan, chief executive officer at the Institute of Directors in South Africa.
Finding and nurturing the right directors is vital, but so is limiting their terms to ensure independence and bring in fresh blood, writes Parmi Natesan.
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