SEATTLE–Lass Advisory Services and Foster Pepper, PLLC have announced plans for a one-day symposium event in Seattle featuring need-to-know information on credit union board governance.
The event is designed for CEOs, board chairs, supervisory/audit committee chairs and members, general counsel, chief risk officers, compliance officers and others, according to John Lass of Lass Advisory Services.
Speakers will include:
- Parker Cann, former BECU Senior Vice President and General Counsel
- Bill Longbrake, longtime Washington Mutual executive and current Executive in Residence at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland
- John Lass, President of Lass Advisory Services
- Rafael Stone, Foster Pepper attorney and Seattle Times Board Member
- Other Foster Pepper attorneys
The panel will address the following topics:
- The Board-Management Relationship
- Supervisory/Audit Committees: Appropriate Roles
- Board Composition and Succession
- Board Assessments
- The Role of the Nominating Committee
- Additional issues of interest
The symposium will take place on Friday, Sept. 15 at the Seattle offices of Foster Pepper PLLC. Attendees are also invited to attend a networking dinner the evening before Thursday, Sept. 14.
Capacity at the event is limited; those interested may pre-register now by contacting events@foster.com.