Audit Committee Chair Advisory Council

Audit Committee Chair Advisory Council

In support of a sustainable, profitable, and thriving corporate America, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) created the Audit Committee Chair Advisory Council. Since 2009 this council has brought experienced audit committee chairs from Fortune 500 companies together with key shareholder representatives, regulators, and other stakeholders to discuss ways to strengthen corporate governance in general and the work of the audit committee in particular.

KPMG's Audit Committee Institute and Sidley Austin LLP collaborate with NACD in convening and leading this council.

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Participation
 

Confidential
Meetings and teleconferences are conducted under a modified version of the Chatham House Rule to maintain an environment for candid dialogue. No outside media is present at advisory council meetings. All delegates participate on their own behalf.

Cost
There is no cost associated with council participation other than travel expenses.

Commitment
Conversation is ongoing, punctuated by semi-annual meetings, typically from 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., in Washington, D.C. or New York City. Debrief conference calls for non-attending delegates follow each in-person meeting.

Delegates*
 
  • JANICE M. BABIAK
    Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
  • MAUREEN A. BREAKIRON-EVANS
    Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.
  • JOSEPH R. BRONSON
    Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
  • IRWIN S. COHEN
    SUPERVALU Inc.
  • MARY B. CRANSTON
    Visa Inc.
  • TERRELL K. CREWS
    Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., Hormel Foods Corp.
  • GARY T. DICAMILLO
    Whirlpool Corp.
  • TIMOTHY P. FLYNN
    Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
  • PATRICK W. GROSS
    Waste Management Inc.
  • HARRY J. HARCZAK
    Tech Data Corp.
  • LESLIE S. HEISZ
    Ingram Micro Inc.
  • ROBERT H. HERZ
    Federal National Mortgage Association, Morgan Stanley
  • MICHELE J. HOOPER
    PPG Industries Inc.
  • MARIE L. KNOWLES
    McKesson Corp.
  • JAMES A. LASH
    Baker Hughes Inc.
  • CHRISTOPHER S. LYNCH
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
  • DONALD T. NICOLAISEN
    Verizon Communications Inc.
  • CHARLES H. NOSKI
    Avon Products Inc., Microsoft Corp., Priceline Group Inc.
  • GARY L. PERLIN
    State Farm Insurance Cos.
  • JAMES H. QUIGLEY
    Hess Corp., Wells Fargo & Co.
  • GABRIELLE E. SULZBERGER
    Whole Foods Market Inc.
  • MARY ALICE TAYLOR
    Allstate Corp.
  • JACK T. TAYLOR
    Murphy USA Inc., Sempra Energy Corp.
  • DONNA F. ZARCONE
    CDW Corp.

*This list of recent participants is representative, not comprehensive. Delegates participate on their own behalf, and listed companies correspond to delegates' audit committee chair roles. Council rosters are subject to change.

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Our Mission
 

NACD believes that the dialogue facilitated by the four advisory councils is vital to advancing the shared, overarching goal of all boards, investors, and regulators: a sustainable, profitable, and thriving corporate America.