Prof. Robert “Bob” Garratt is the world’s preeminent expert on company boards and corporate governance. His personal boardroom experience as a Chairman, both in London and in Hong Kong, has made him a trusted advisor and mentor to Chairman and Chief Executives internationally. Author of five previous best-selling books on Boards, Company Directorship and Corporate Governance, he is Professor Extraordinaire at the University of Stellenbosch Business School, and Chairman of its Centre for Corporate Governance in Africa. Involved for decades in various capacities with major Business Schools and Board Development efforts for major companies, he helped create the Chartered Director national award programme for the UK – the very first such programme in the world. His consulting experience extends to five of the world’s six continents. Among his clients have been large corporations, family businesses, family offices, state-owned enterprises, professional practices, not-for-profit, regulators, central and local governments, the International Monetary Fund, the Public Investment Corporation (South Africa), and the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority. A member of the City Values Forum restoring integrity to the City of London firms, he is a Freeman of The City of London, and Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Management Consultants.