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Candace Bosch joins CGF to bolster executive training (2015-04-02)

April 2, 2015  9190  9190   

Having completed her Bachelor of Arts degree for Monash University in 2010, Candace pressed on to complete an Honours and Masters degree in Communication and Media Studies which she completed in 2014.  Being no stranger to Monash University, and considering her passion for communication and media studies, Candace then found herself lecturing to the university’s first, second and third year students.  Here she prided herself in producing and lecturing appealing course content that capitalised on the latest trends and interests for her students at large.

Prior to joining CGF, Candace also worked at Aquavision TV Productions where she was the Head of Research.   Candace’s position at Aquavision, including her last position as a conference producer at ITWeb provided her extensive experience in writing, researching and event management.  At ITWeb, Candace was responsible for ensuring all intellectual content was accurate and that it was relevant for the requirements sought by its audiences.  She was also involved in conducting market research and, inter alia; producing quality conferences and executive forums for the information technology and telecommunications sectors.

The nature of Candace’s vast, yet practical experience and knowledge places her amongst the best in the executive training industry, furthermore allowing her the opportunity to attract high calibre delegates to attend various important governance training interventions provided exclusively by CGF.  To this extent, to ensure that Candace is completely up-to-speed with the course content found in CGF’s renowned Governance Beyond Boards® Interventions and the Corporate Governance Framework® Workshops, she will also have personally undergone the training as is the case with all our employees and consultants.

Corporate governance has received renewed interest locally and internationally due to a number of high-profile company collapses, or seriously questionable [unethical] business practices.  Indeed, this is where CGF has become a notable subject matter authority, furthermore providing training for many types of organisations in South Africa and the continent at large.  In its Principles of Corporate Governance, the OECD acknowledges that "Good corporate governance should provide proper incentives for the board and management to pursue objectives that are in the interests of the company and its shareholders and should facilitate effective monitoring."  But in South Africa -- regrettably -- many directors and prescribed officers are not properly informed, neither aware of the vast liabilities they are exposed to in their daily functions within a company or state-owned organisation.  Accordingly, the importance of workshops such as the Corporate Governance Framework® has been amplified to, among other, develop a closer working relationship between the board of directors and its executive management structures in order to better govern and mitigate the risks within an organisation.  And with a better, more unified approach and understanding of risk management follows better returns and a more sustainable organisation.

The practical manner in which CGF facilitates all its governance training is a well-known hallmark of the company.  The main presenter of this training, Terrance Booysen, has received numerous accolades by delegates who have attended his sessions.  For many years, CGF has earned a fine reputation in its various corporate governance services and the pricing of CGF’s public and private in-house training is notably far below the market norm.  Whether the training is done on-site or at a public venue, delegates most often comment on the tremendous value they receive which is augmented with knowledgeable facilitation and delegate interaction, practical examples, professional and up-to-date reading materials and CPD (Continuous Professional Development) certificates of attendance for all delegates.