Serving Canadian Public Small & Mid-Cap Reporting Issuers and Private Companies

High performing boards do not happen by accident. Great boards have a Chairman or Lead Director who is engaged, and directors who are well versed in all the critical issues facing the company. It is the job of the Board to hire the Chief Executive Officer and to provide “Hindsight, Oversight and Foresight”, as Mr. David Beatty of the Canadian Institute of Corporate Directors has emphasized. The directors follow the principles of good corporate governance. This approach delivers tremendous shareholder value. CCBAS provides objective and cost-effective board governance advice, taking into account specific client challenges and then delivers the successful results needed.

In addition, CCBAS provides knowledgeable and effective corporate secretarial services. Guiding the board and ensuring that the board members have all relevant information is the mandate of the Corporate Secretary. The Corporate Secretary prepares the board notices, agendas, and meeting documents while working together with the Chairman or Lead Director. The Corporate Secretary also provides the board with the applicable annual disclosure filing schedules, related to the company’s stock exchange listing and jurisdiction of incorporation. The Corporate Secretary then attends the Board/Committee meetings and takes the minutes, which is not merely a transcription but an accurate and succinct reflection of the discussions. High performing boards also conduct annual Board/Committee evaluations. CCBAS offers both professional corporate secretarial services and board evaluations.

In summary, CCBAS provides a wide range of director services including board governance consulting, director recruitment, outsourced recording/corporate secretarial services, so that boards can achieve their maximum potential. CCBAS works with public and private companies, trusts, small and mid-capitalization reporting issuers, those companies seeking to become reporting issuers by way of initial public offering or reverse take over.