Director Distraction and Successful M&A

Members of a board of directors play a crucial role in the decision making processes of a company, which shape the company's practices, strategies, future goals and overall success. Directors who are not are primarily employed by the subject company or those who sit on multiple boards may be at a risk of neglecting some of their key director responsibilities if they are preoccupied with too many things at once. This is not to say that busy directors will inevitably get distracted and neglect their responsibilities, but that directors ought to be mindful of juggling too many roles at once because of the negative impact it may have on the company.

Impact on effective board governance