The Executive Board Programme INSEAD is our flagship course in corporate governance and is a unique educational experience that aims to develop board members for the global business scene.
Being a Board Member is an exceptionally important role that resembles no other. Even those who have exelled in senior management face new challenges. But how do you develop new skills and knowledge at this level?
In cooperation with INSEAD we have created a programme – Executive Board Programme INSEAD – to give senior management and board members the insights they need to ensure high performance and value creation in the long and short term.
The Executive Board Programme INSEAD is designed for Scandinavian executives and board members.
Participant Profile
The Executive Board Programme INSEAD is designed for potential professional board members, managers or executives preparing for their first board mandate.
It is also aimed at CEOs, COOs, CFOs and other C-suite executives, as well as family members and controlling shareholders of boards of family companies.
The typical participant is:
- C-suite executives with board-level responsibilities or exposure
- Chairs and non-executive directors of private companies, government organizations and non profit
- Professionals from the institutional investment community and partners of professional firms who serve on boards
- Executives, consultants or advisors without experience as board members, that aim to serve in a corporate governance role
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Key Benefits
- Understand the broader context in which boards operate and the responsibilities that come with a board mandate
- Understand the concept of value creation – what does it mean and how can you as a board play a key role by focusing on the right things
- Gain an overview of the knowledge and competencies expected from boards in today’s environment
- Develop specific competencies that contribute to the creation of a high-performing board
- Hone your ability to challenge executives through positive exchanges focused on the key issues that underpin corporate performance
- Deepen your understanding of how board and chair roles are changing and share the best practices with peers
- Enter a new and important network with other highly qualified business leaders and board members
- Achieve an INSEAD certificate after graduation
Next Sessions
Participants are required to attend an opening dinner to be held on the first day of each module. The module 2 ends with a closing dinner.
In order to maximise your learning experience, we require your full attention and commitment for the duration of the programme.
Fall 2024, Denmark | ||
Module | Date | Location |
Module 1 | 30 sep. - 1 oct. 2024 | Denmark |
Module 2 | 12 - 15 nov. 2024 | INSEAD, France |
Fall 2024, Norway | ||
Module | Date | Location |
Module 1 | 23 - 24 sep. 2024 | Oslo, Norway |
Module 2 | 18 - 21 nov. 2024 | INSEAD, France |
Claus Petersen
CEO, Jem & Fix
I have partly worked as a top manager for several years and have in the last couple of years supplemented with a couple of board positions, and that was the reason why I wanted to raise my competence level within board work. Both to become more skilled in the field, but also to separate the role of CEO and board and make the roles more precise. I explored three different options, but wanted to go for the best, which could also work in parallel with a busy workday, says Claus Petersen and continues:
– The expectations for the training program were already high, but these were really met. The professors were extremely competent and tackled very relevant topics that were current both in relation to my position as CEO and my board roles.
Mai Mercado
Member of Parliament (MF) and former Minister
“The level of the Executive Board Programme INSEAD was high and the returns large. I have brought back with me some very concrete tools that I can use directly in my board work. Here I would especially like to highlight the topic of “law & regulation”, the first module dealing with the legal framework for the board and the dilemmas that come with it. All in all, I feel that the board program has made me more focused and more adept at performing my board work. And then there is also a thing or two I can apply in the political world”, she highlights.
“The sparring with the other participants in my group, and the establishment of new and good contacts has been of enormous value to me. My board network has been greatly expanded, and this is an element that I greatly appreciate”, she concludes.
Claus Hviid Christensen
CEO, Nexus
It was my clear goal to get an education at the absolute highest level and at the same time strengthen my board network in Denmark. The interaction between the Scandinavian Executive Institute and INSEAD fully met all my hopes, he says.
– Every time I am especially impressed by the teachers’ ability to convey extremely complicated material in a simple and clear way. I doubt it’s done better anywhere in the world. In practice, there is an infinite amount of knowledge that you can use in your board work, and there are always opportunities for improvement. I think the teachers make a formidable effort to help the participants focus on how you as an individual can contribute to creating real and lasting value in the board. The learning is largely built around well-tried, instructive, and skillfully devised cases. This allows everyone to work with their own respective strengths and development points. The course in Denmark built up well for INSEAD. There were dazzling and instructive posts, but perhaps most importantly, it provided an opportunity to get to know the other participants quite well in advance, which made the course at INSEAD even more rewarding, he explains.
Ingunn Ettestøl
ESG Director, Arendals Fossekompani
The program has been important to me with a view to having good board competencies – not only in relation to my board positions, but also in relation to my job in Arendals Fossekompani which includes implementing good governance in the company. I had been recommended the program by former top management colleagues who have participated in the education, and then it was a natural choice for me, Ingunn Ettestøl explains.
-One of the most important things for me was to get a review of good Norwegian governance. This was an important topic during the first part of the education in Norway. The review was a useful repetition of important things, and a confirmation that we work correctly with this subject area in Arendals Fossekompani. Module 2 gave me a very good insight into, among other things, decision theory and finance, which are very important topics in relation to board work. There is a high professional standard for teachers and professors, and I would especially like to highlight Enrico Diecidue in decision theory who gave a lot of important insight into how to get teams to make better decisions, says Ingunn and continues:
Bengt Hilstad
CEO, Fiskernes Agnforsyning
Crucial to my participation in the board program was that I had been recommended INSEAD as the best educational institution at European level, and thus this program was a clear first choice for me. I wanted a boost in competence, not only in terms of the board jobs I have, but also in relation to my CEO roles, says Bengt Hilstad.
– I sit back with a very good return, and an experience of value in many dimensions. Of course, in relation to my roles as chairman and board member, but at least as much as CEO, and how to ensure the best cooperation and interaction between the management team and the board, he explains and continues: