October 16, 2020
Four Winners of the Inaugural IDN Award 2020 for prestigious board positions
The INSEAD Directors Network (IDN) is an official Global Alumni Club, whose mission is to foster excellent corporate governance through networking, communication and self-improvement.
Our more than 1500 Alumni work on boards around the world, sharing knowledge and managing businesses across all industrial sectors. They also provide invaluable support for Not-for-Profit organisations.
We want to celebrate this success by recognising some of the most prestigious mandates that have been given to IDN Member.
The winners were selected from the 230 mandates, shared via the quarterly IDN Board Position Announcements*.
Selections were based on the size and and importance of the organisations they represented, their global relationships and the position at the board, in combination with pursuit of INSEADs mission ‘Force for Good’. Four winners were selected, which all have an outstanding track record and have demonstrated the highest levels of integrity.
The winners are:
Not-for-Profit Category
Carole Ackermann
IDP 8 2015
Chair
École hôtelière de Lausanne
Gbenga Oyebode
IDP 6 2014
Trustee
Ford Foundation
For-Profit Category
Anita Hauser
IDP 5 2014
Board Member
Roche Holdings AG
Denise Koopmans
IDP 10 2015
Board Member
Swiss Post
A task force including four members of the IDN Board worked to define the selection critieria and examined the candidates. Selection criteria included: position shared via the IDN quarterly Board Position, candidate holding INSEAD Directors Program Certification IDP-C, excluding current IDN board members, the size and importance of organisation, pursuit of INSEADs mission ‘Force for Good’. Verifications were made by INSEADs Corporate Governance Centre and the winners were unanimously supported by the full IDN Board.
The awards was presented at INSEAD Directors Network 2020 Annual General Management Meeting.
We congratulate the winners. They reflect well on IDP, INSEAD and IDN and we can be proud of their achievements.
On behalf of the IDN Board,
The Award Task Force Members,
Jeff Scott, Hagen Schweinitz, Thomas Seale and Helen Wiseman.
*Ref. Latest of the quarterly IDN Board Position Announcements Sep 7, 2020.