Chorus and Telecom: Building the Boards. An Interview with Sarah Naudé and Matt Stanley

Boris  Groysberg; Sarah L. Abbott

Supplement | HBS Case Collection | January 2015

Chorus and Telecom: Building the Boards. An Interview with Sarah Naudé and Matt Stanley

by Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott

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In 2011, Telecom, the largest telecom provider in New Zealand, was being divided into two publicly traded companies. In connection with this split, Sarah Naudé and Matt Stanley worked with the chairman of Telecom, Wayne Boyd, to create two new boards of directors for these companies. This interview provides additional detail on the events depicted in the case, Chorus and Telecom: Building the Boards.

Keywords: board of directors; Women's Empowerment; governance; leadership; Governance; Leadership; Selection and Staffing; Organizational Structure; Decision Making; Human Resources; Diversity; Telecommunications Industry; New Zealand;

Language: English

Format: Video

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Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Chorus and Telecom: Building the Boards. An Interview with Sarah Naudé and Matt Stanley ." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 415-707, January 2015.

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