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Richard Leblanc, CMC, JD, LLB, MBA, LLM, PhD Richard Leblanc is an Associate Professor of Law, Governance & Ethics at York University in Toronto, Canada. His research and professional activities are lodged in board of director effectiveness. He assesses and advises boards of significant public companies, including those that have won peer recognition and awards for their governance practices and disclosure. He has also assessed and advised boards in the not-for-profit and governmental sectors. The recruitment, education and assessment of individual directors, including their skills, competencies and behaviours, are a key feature of RichardÂ’s research expertise. Governments, regulators, industry and shareholder associations have drawn on his expertise and work. Richard has received awards for his teaching and corporate governance research and publishes in practitioner as well as academic outlets. He possesses extensive knowledge of current and emerging best global governance practices and has been called upon by the media, boards and industry associations to provide his independent views on board and individual director effectiveness. www.yorku.ca/rleblanc |