
Board of Director Services
In selected markets Morrow Sodali works directly with corporate boards. As board composition and effectiveness are issues high on the list of shareholder concerns, corporate boards increasingly turn to Morrow Sodali for insights about investor attitudes and for assistance in communicating board policies on issues such as succession planning, human capital management, board evaluation, gender diversity, compensation, social policy, the environment and sustainability. Here again, Morrow Sodali’s mix of comprehensive advisory, intelligence and transactional services gives us a unique ability to help boards proactively manage their relations with stakeholders.
Capabilities
Board evaluation
Self-evaluation methodology & tools
Development of Board Skills Matrix
ESG consultation
Coaching for proxy advisor and shareholder engagement
Corporate governance workshops & training
For further information, please visit also our expertise and global perspective in the delivery of Corporate Governance Advisory Services and Proxy Solicitation and Shareholder Meeting Services.
Board composition, structure and effectiveness are at the top the list of issues that institutional investors and shareholders consider in evaluating portfolio companies. As institutions probe more deeply into corporate culture and purpose, the board of directors is increasingly on the front lines together with management in explaining their standards and how their policies are integral to the company’s business strategy.
As a result of these trends, boards increasingly demand detailed information, data and analytics about the shareholders who elect them and about the expectations of investors that must be considered in making and explaining the board’s policies. Accordingly, many of Morrow Sodali’s services now require our direct involvement with board members as well as executive management.
Morrow Sodali’s strategic services help companies evaluate how the board’s attributes and policies are perceived by shareholders and proxy advisory firms. To bring greater transparency to board-related issues, Morrow Sodali provides a host of data and insights relating to shareholder voting at the annual meeting, responses from outreach and engagement campaigns, global perspectives from the different countries in which the firm operates, survey results and specific feedback that result from our continuous networking with key institutional investor contacts.
Much of this expertise is now assembled in Morrow Sodali’s proprietary databases to provide a unique resource to corporate boards in a variety of ways, including the development of a board skills matrix, procedures for board evaluation (with or without the assistance of external experts), development of policies relating to the environment and social issues as well as governance, the definition and ranking of stakeholders whose interests the board should consider, the education and training of board members, and hands-on assistance with the board’s conduct of engagement programs and shareholder communication.
Morrow Sodali’s expertise on all matters relating to shareholders, combined with its mix of advisory and transactional services, provides boards with a uniquely comprehensive set of strategic services that are grounded in the day-to-day activities that link public companies with the owners to whom they are responsible.
Our People
Our Insights

Chris Hodge Special Advisor
28 Mar 2023
Avoiding information overload for board directors

Dexter John CEO - Canada
08 Dec 2022
Charting the Future of Canadian Governance: A Principled Approach to Navigating Rising Expectations for Boards of Directors
ESG NEWS AND VIEWS PODCAST SERIES: Director-Shareholder Engagement
Our News
07 Nov 2022 MORROW SODALI (CANADA) RELEASES PROXY SEASON REVIEW REPORT
Report highlights current and emerging trends from 2022 Canadian proxy season
30 Aug 2022 Can EU ‘women on boards’ directive bring unified progress to a patchwork area?
The directive will introduce EU-wide quotas for board-level gender balance, but does not include targets for executive management
03 Aug 2022 Morrow Sodali Celebrates 50 Year Anniversary by "Building Together"
In this feature, The OPTIMIZER interviews Morrow Sodali's Adam Frederick, Bill Ultan and Greg Reppucci.

Capabilities
Board evaluation
Self-evaluation methodology & tools
Development of Board Skills Matrix
ESG consultation
Coaching for proxy advisor and shareholder engagement
Corporate governance workshops & training
Board of Director Services
In selected markets Morrow Sodali works directly with corporate boards. As board composition and effectiveness are issues high on the list of shareholder concerns, corporate boards increasingly turn to Morrow Sodali for insights about investor attitudes and for assistance in communicating board policies on issues such as succession planning, human capital management, board evaluation, gender diversity, compensation, social policy, the environment and sustainability. Here again, Morrow Sodali’s mix of comprehensive advisory, intelligence and transactional services gives us a unique ability to help boards proactively manage their relations with stakeholders.
For further information, please visit also our expertise and global perspective in the delivery of Corporate Governance Advisory Services and Proxy Solicitation and Shareholder Meeting Services.
Board composition, structure and effectiveness are at the top the list of issues that institutional investors and shareholders consider in evaluating portfolio companies. As institutions probe more deeply into corporate culture and purpose, the board of directors is increasingly on the front lines together with management in explaining their standards and how their policies are integral to the company’s business strategy.
As a result of these trends, boards increasingly demand detailed information, data and analytics about the shareholders who elect them and about the expectations of investors that must be considered in making and explaining the board’s policies. Accordingly, many of Morrow Sodali’s services now require our direct involvement with board members as well as executive management.
Morrow Sodali’s strategic services help companies evaluate how the board’s attributes and policies are perceived by shareholders and proxy advisory firms. To bring greater transparency to board-related issues, Morrow Sodali provides a host of data and insights relating to shareholder voting at the annual meeting, responses from outreach and engagement campaigns, global perspectives from the different countries in which the firm operates, survey results and specific feedback that result from our continuous networking with key institutional investor contacts.
Much of this expertise is now assembled in Morrow Sodali’s proprietary databases to provide a unique resource to corporate boards in a variety of ways, including the development of a board skills matrix, procedures for board evaluation (with or without the assistance of external experts), development of policies relating to the environment and social issues as well as governance, the definition and ranking of stakeholders whose interests the board should consider, the education and training of board members, and hands-on assistance with the board’s conduct of engagement programs and shareholder communication.
Morrow Sodali’s expertise on all matters relating to shareholders, combined with its mix of advisory and transactional services, provides boards with a uniquely comprehensive set of strategic services that are grounded in the day-to-day activities that link public companies with the owners to whom they are responsible.
Our People
Our Insights

Chris Hodge Special Advisor
28 Mar 2023
Avoiding information overload for board directors

Dexter John CEO - Canada
08 Dec 2022
Charting the Future of Canadian Governance: A Principled Approach to Navigating Rising Expectations for Boards of Directors
ESG NEWS AND VIEWS PODCAST SERIES: Director-Shareholder Engagement
Our News
07 Nov 2022 MORROW SODALI (CANADA) RELEASES PROXY SEASON REVIEW REPORT
Report highlights current and emerging trends from 2022 Canadian proxy season
30 Aug 2022 Can EU ‘women on boards’ directive bring unified progress to a patchwork area?
The directive will introduce EU-wide quotas for board-level gender balance, but does not include targets for executive management
03 Aug 2022 Morrow Sodali Celebrates 50 Year Anniversary by "Building Together"
In this feature, The OPTIMIZER interviews Morrow Sodali's Adam Frederick, Bill Ultan and Greg Reppucci.