Contract Company Secretary Services | Authegrity - Brisbane, Australia
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The Company Secretary is a key role in an organisation that is governed using a Board of Directors or Advisory Board model.
Many organisations are discovering that the best way to handle the need for Company Secretary services is on a Contract basis. Some organisations dual task the role to a full time executive, but very often that sees this important role left to an after-thought and with a significant impact on the efficiency and effectivness in getting board papers issued on time, and finalising minutes and action tables while everyone's mind is fresh. The focus areas that a Company Secretary can oversee include: - Agenda Preparation with the Chair and CEO - Collection of board papers and assembly into a timely board pack - Writing Board minutes and capturing action items - Maintaining Contract Registers - Maintaining ASIC records for the company and its directors and officers - Acting as liason between the company and investors and or the stock exchange - Supporting governance processes and any board sub-committees - Acting as governance processes advisor to less experienced boards or directors - Coordinating the Annual General Meeting and other member's meetings - Support for the preparation of the Annual Report The role is particularly important in significant size companies with compliance requirements to manage or in companies on a growth trajectory planning venture capital raisings, IPOs, or investor exit events, as the role will be responsible for creating and maintaining a lot of the records which will be subject to due diligence.. | Authegrity Pty Ltd based in Brisbane, Queensland contracts the services of its Principal Ure P Auckland as a Company Secretary to organisations where the role doesn't make sense as a stand alone employee role, or where the board is looking for some independence of focus..
Ure P Auckland has 30 years business experience, including 15 years in board rooms as a Company Secretary, a Director, and a CFO or COO. Ure has listed two Brisbane based companies on ASX (the Australian Stock Exchange) in Initial Public Offerings and is deeply experienced in the needs of a sophisticated Board of Directors operating at a level where they are subject to the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations The board's Ure has worked as part of were very strategically active undertaking multiple acquisitions, joint ventures, capital raisings and IPOs, and sophisticated international commercialisation programs, through this experience he has developed deep insight into appropriate governance processes around these value generation activities. Ure is also very well connected in the Brisbane legal, accounting/audit, and investment communities and can facilitate connections to a range of professionals who can support a strategically active company through its journey. For a no-obligation discussion with Ure to discuss the needs of your organisation and to understand how he might be able to support your board you can call him on +61-413-051-604 Ure P Auckland Principal - Authegrity Pty Ltd www.authegrity.com Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |