Board responsibilities

The composition of the Board is outlined on The Board page.

The Laird PLC Board:

• meets at least eight times a year
• has an appropriate mix of executive and non-executive directors
• has independent non-executive directors
• has a Chairman and Chief Executive whose roles are separate
• has a policy for directors to submit themselves for re-election annually

The Board has responsibility for:

• establishing the aims and objectives for the Company
• approving the strategic direction and plans and the operating budgets and monitoring performance against them.
• identifying, evaluating and managing key risks faced by the Company
• exercising proper and appropriate corporate governance
• establishing and ensuring the effectiveness of the Company’s systems of internal control
• reviewing its performance and that of its committees and individual directors annually