How heavy a load can directors take?
Marcus Blackmore has slammed "bureaucracy out of control" as expanded laws raise a big question about the load that we expect board members to shoulder.
James Thomson, Columnist
James Thomson is a Chanticleer columnist at The Australian Financial Review based in Melbourne. James was previously the Companies editor and the editor of BRW Magazine.
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