Sylvia Groves
President @Governance Studio
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WORK HISTORY
President @Governance Studio
CA
Sylvia, a self-proclaimed “governance nerd”, believes in the power of transparency, integrity and continuous improvement to add value. She created Governance Studio from her award-winning work with one of Canada’s foremost governance leaders. Directors and Corporate Secretaries from all sectors appreciate working with Sylvia to enhance organizational governance and benefit key stakeholders. Sylvia listens to each client’s unique needs and applies her decades of expertise to build the right program for each individual organization. “There is no one size fits all – to be effective, governance has to fit the company and its culture,” notes Sylvia.She has a special affinity for helping Corporate Secretaries, who are often the unsung heroes of good governance. Governance Studio focuses on practical governance solutions: working with boards to find new members with the right skills profiles building programs to orient new directors so they can hit the ground running confidentially evaluating boards and providing concrete recommendations for improvement auditing entire governance programs to streamline processes and enhance practices picking out the right-fit best practices for an organization and implementing them preparing transparent public disclosure that tells the organization’s governance story teaching staff the fundamentals of great minute writing and the role of the Corporate SecretarySylvia’s work includes professional speaking, facilitating and consulting. She is the author of the highly acclaimed book: Minutes™ – The Three Must-Do Fundamentals And 100s Of Practice Tips For Writing Minutes That Protect Your Organization And Its Directors. She received the 2014 Joyce Borden-Reed Distinguished Contribution (Excellence in Governance) Award from the Canadian Society of Corporate Secretaries. Visit to learn more.
EDUCATION
Chartered Governance Institute of Canada
Fellowship, Corporate Governance
Chartered Governance Institute of Canada
Accredited Director (Acc. Dir.), Directorship
Institute of Corporate Directors
Financial Literacy Program
Niagara Institute
Leadership Development Program
University of Calgary
General Studies
SKILLS
ABOUT SYLVIA GROVES
Sylvia Groves is the author of Minutes™, a judge of the Excellence in Governance Awards, a member of the founding faculty of the GPC.D professional designation and President of Governance Studio From her award-winning work in corporate governance, she created Governance Studio, a firm dedicated to Fiercely Practical Governance. She works exclusively with organizations that seek to apply good governance practices as a fundamental way to add value. Sylvia’s expertise and no-nonsense advice has helped thousands of directors, governance professionals and corporate secretaries enhance the effectiveness of their boards and their organizations. Learn more at Governance Studio Adds Value to Every Seat at the Boardroom Table through its offerings-Governance Training Sessions for Boards and Management -Corporate Governance Consulting -Corporate Governance Strategy and Implementation -Corporate Governance Audits -Governance Disclosure -Board Evaluations -New Director Orientation -Skills-based Board Recruiting Implementation
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