Podcast #11 | Nicholas Benes: "We Need to Redesign the Corporation to Provide Better Incentives"
In Ep. 11 of the Boardroom Governance Podcast, Evan Epstein talks with Nicholas Benes, the Founder of the Board Director Training Institute of Japan.
Nick has a background in law and business (he has a JD/MBA from UCLA, and a BA from Stanford), he is bilingual in Japanese and English, and has served on a number of boards in Japan since ‘00. He gained broad experience in investment banking during 11 years at JP Morgan, in New York, London and Tokyo, after which he founded his boutique M&A advisory firm in Tokyo.
Nick is one of the leading corporate governance experts in Japan and has been active in policy advocacy in the region.
They focus their discussion on the evolution of corporate governance in Japan, including Nick’s role in promoting the new corporate governance code, and other general topics such as executive compensation, ESG, dual class share structures and Nick’s recent proposal to redesign incentives in corporations by creating an “externalization/bankruptcy trust fund” or “ESG dividend fund.”
You can listen to the episode directly at www.boardroom-governance.com (where you can find the episode notes), or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts such as: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.
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