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Governance Consultants

Board Consulting Solutions to Enhance Board Effectiveness

Veaco Group is an experienced corporate governance consulting firm

Our expertise is in designing and conducting tailored board evaluations and assessments leading to increased effectiveness of boards and board members. Our comprehensive corporate governance consulting and advisory services include skills assessments, board refreshment and succession planning, and other governance policies.

We provide a distinctive and practical approach to each engagement, drawing on our extensive experience as corporate governance consultants and advisors. With years of hands-on involvement with diverse boards, and our background in our in-house legal and corporate secretary roles supporting major public company boards, we specialize in designing and conducting board evaluations and advising on and implementing robust corporate governance practices.

Our client base encompasses a wide range of organizations, from large international corporations to smaller startups and nonprofits, including pension and retirement funds, and their respective boards. We scale our work and fees to the scope of each project.

corporate governance solutions

We deliver effective corporate governance solutions tailored to your organization’s needs.

Our legal and governance solutions include:

Professional consultants from Veaco Group conducting detailed board evaluations and effectiveness reviews to enhance governance practices.

Board Evaluations and Effectiveness Reviews

Board evaluations can be an invaluable tool for enhancing board effectiveness. Our board evaluations are tailored to your particular board and organization which can produce valuable insights into board functioning, individual director performance and lead to actionable advice to enhance your board’s effectiveness.

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Veaco Group's expert consultants offering comprehensive corporate governance consulting and advisory services during a board meeting.

Corporate Governance Consulting and Advisory Services

We bring our significant experience developing and implementing sound corporate governance policies and practices as corporate governance consultants and lawyers to each engagement. 

Our skills assessments can provide an objective view of the optimal skills and competencies needed on the board to meet the needs of the business and align with the long-term strategy.

Board tenure and refreshment policies help to ensure continuity and competence among the members of the board and help to prepare the board for both expected and unexpected transitions. We can develop policies that work for your board.

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WHAT CLIENTS SAY

  • “ I have had the great pleasure to work with Kris and Cherie on two engagements in the past year. Both assignments were quite demanding, and they executed flawlessly on all fronts, making efficient use of our time. In my estimation, both boards as a whole and directors individually are functioning more effectively having had the benefit of the Veaco Group’s advisory work.”

    ─ Lisa Hess, Chair, Investment Committee, TIAA; Former Chair, Finance and Investment Committee, Radian Group, Inc.

  • “We engaged Kris and the Veaco Group to do Board performance assessment survey for us. We had done both internal and third party assessments previously, but found the work and feedback that Kris and her team provided to be more thorough, to the point and well thought out than any that we had experienced before. Kris’ style and genuineness is very unique. She was a pleasure to work with and the full Board appreciated the observations and counsel she provided.”

    ─ Gene Batchelder, Former Independent Chairman, Occidental Petroleum Company

  • “It has been a true pleasure to work with the Veaco Group on board effectiveness efforts. The assessment the Veaco Group did was comprehensive and provided us with a clear delineation of how we could improve. I particularly appreciated the detailed recommendations provided as it gave us a blueprint to follow in the years ahead. The Veaco Group’s knowledge and expertise about governance matters is extensive and I found them to go above and beyond what I’ve traditionally experienced with similar engagements.”

    ─ Jan L. Bergen, Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, Hershey Trust Company Board of Directors; Board of Managers, the Milton Hershey School; Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn Medicine, Lancaster General Health

  • “I worked with Kris and Cherie of the Veaco Group a few years ago as Chair of a Governance Committee. They did an excellent job and did it in a way that was constructive and value added. Exceptionally knowledgeable and professional.”

    ─ Margaret (Peggy) Foran, Chief Governance Officer, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary, Prudential Financial; Independent Director of a Public Board

  • “Our board has had a relationship with Kris for several years and has benefited from her governance expertise in two separate engagements. Her knowledge is wide and deep, allowing us to enjoy comprehensive support. Her considerable experience as a lawyer and corporate secretary along with her many years advising a large, diverse client base yields valuable insight and solid guidance. She is accessible, reliable, thorough, practical, and flexible. And she is a pleasure to work with!”

    ─ Robin MacGillvray, Former Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee, Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.

  • “Please know that you have left an indelible positive impact on our board from your work with us and that we will be looking for ways to partner with you again at some point!”

    ─ Jennifer A. Chatman, Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.; Paul J. Cortese Distinguished Professor of Management, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

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Who We are

Veaco Group is a recognized leader in board governance and board effectiveness. 

Veaco Group is a recognized leader in board governance and board effectiveness. As corporate governance consultants and lawyers we provide practical governance solutions to your company and your board. Our years of in-house legal experience actually doing the work, implementing corporate governance best practices tailored to companies’ and boards’ particular needs coupled with our experience working with a variety of boards as corporate governance consultants sets us apart. We have seen first-hand which board governance practices can be most effective.

As lawyers, we understand the legal underpinnings of board responsibilities, including directors’ fiduciary duties.

As independent third-party advisors, we employ both discretion and candor to address sensitive issues and ensure unbiased feedback and actionable advice.

As seasoned governance professionals, we have decades of proficiency working with a wide array of boards to implement positive change and increase performance.

Why work with us

We Offer Tailored Solutions

We have a solid track record of working successfully with public, private, nonprofit organizations, including pension and retirement fund boards. Given our extensive experience, we are able to offer tailored practical solutions to enhance board effectiveness.

We Know How Boards Operate

We understand how boards operate and what board members need to be effective. We listen to board members’ concerns when conducting board evaluations. We understand the need for sensitivity and discretion as well as the practical realities of implementing changes to board practices.

trusted advisors

We are trusted advisors to boards and directors. We have firsthand experience implementing governance processes and practices for major boards and their committees, and understand the legal underpinnings of board responsibilities and how governance practices may aid or hinder boards in meeting those responsibilities. 

Resources

We have been writing, speaking and advising on corporate governance matters for some time and have played some role in shaping sound governance practices.  Here are just a few of our articles and podcasts

Here are just a few of our articles and podcasts:

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