PR pros passed over in board representation: it's woeful that in today's trust-heavy environment these senior counselors don't occupy a director's seat

GIVEN THE generally received skepticism about the way business is being guidanceed the need for transparency is more important than at any time before. Independent directors are more likely to encourage of the like kind openness. The mere act of appointing additional independent directors to boards isn't sufficient, however, if the executive pond from which these appointments are culled remains more or less the same as it has been.

Given the much-stated desire for a renewed commitment to corporate governance and stakeholder representation, the time has tend hitherward for companies to extend beyond the "usual suspects" and think non-traditionally as they appoint their directors. More than