COMMENT: Here are some of the life lessons Byron Wien has learned in his first 80 years.

Professional director Joan Withers will take over as chair of Warehouse Group in September, having decided she won't seek reappointment

Kathmandu is suing its biggest shareholder, Briscoe Group, in an effort to recoup what it spent fending off the rival retailer's failed takeover attempt.

COMMENT: Many boards are unprepared for the challenges of digital disruption.

Abano has agreed to sell its 50 per cent stake in audiology company Bay International to interests associated with Peter Hutson for $32 million.

Gary Helou, managing director of Australia's biggest dairy company has resigned after the company lodged its second major earnings downgrade of this year.

Leading Wellington lawyer talks to Henri Eliot on effective corporate governance

New Zealand Refining, which operates the country's only oil refinery, wants shareholders to approve a change to the company's constitution that would allow for a smaller board.

Fonterra's first draft of suggested changes to its governance structure recommends the board's size be cut from 13 to 11.

Given the recent scrutiny applied to Fonterra's board size, Staples Rodway Director Tracy Hickman considers the optimal board - in theory and in practice.

Professional director Rob Campbell says governance should be "banished from directors' vocabularies" and that boards need to become more hands-on.

Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to business owners Lesley Carroll and Samantha Kooiman about dealing with the lead up to Christmas.

Fonterra has affirmed its guidance for the 2016 milk payout to farmers, although chairman John Wilson said it was dependent on next year's global dairy prices.

The pre-planning for continuing professional development caught the eye of Institute of Directors head Simon Arcus.

Shareholder showdown looming over plans to award more than $500,000 to new chief executive.

A shareholder showdown is looming over plans to award A$546,000 in performance rights to new Kathmandu chief executive Xavier Simonet.

The latest Director Sentiment Survey from the NZIER reveals technological and business disruptions as key challenges for directors.

Business school professors have a knack for finding some pretty bizarre links between the personal lives of CEOs and the professional results at the companies they run.

Briton Nick Grayston's been named as new chief executive for The Warehouse.

This week, Small Business editor Caitlyn Sykes talks to business owners about their firms' governance structures.

This week, Small Business editor Caitlyn Sykes talks to business owners about their firms' governance structures.

This week, Small Business editor Caitlyn Sykes talks to business owners about their firms' governance structures.

This week, Small Business editor Caitlyn Sykes talks to business owners about their firms' governance structures.

Just on half the country's directors aren't happy about their pay as workload piles up and more face the axe for poor performance.

Roger Sharp talks to Henri Eliot in Singapore about his perspectives on corporate governance and the digital disruption.

Two of Auckland Airport's highest ranking execs are leaving the company after a strategic review, which included pay levels.

If your company does not have a constitution, there is no ability for the company to indemnify or take out insurance to protect you.

Jetpack maker Martin Aircraft will display its wares to the United States military in what it is describing as a major step into the lucrative North American market.

An important lesson told by Henri Eliot: a complacent board jeopardises a company's future.