The Director's Manual

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank a number of colleagues, friends, and family members whose support and assistance made this effort possible. Our editor Mark Morrow's practiced and experienced hand kept us on track, providing critical insight, recommendations, and advice. Wanda Craig and Tamara Burrell assisted us in early drafts of the manuscript. Erika Weed helped in our research and social media efforts. We gratefully acknowledge the support of our business partners Dennis Whittaker, Allen Rogers, and, of course, Shannon McFayden. We are especially grateful for the advice, counsel, and support of Keith Eades. We appreciate the artistic talent of our graphic designer, Yeshua Perez. We would also like to thank Matt Davis at Wiley for his recommendations and patience, and especially for supporting this effort from the very beginning.

Peter C. Browning

I would like to thank my fellow directors with whom I have served and learned so much over the past twenty-six years and my teammates at the two companies in which I served as CEO, where we learned together the role of the board, its strengths, and its limitations.

If not for the urging of my partner and friend, Will Sparks, I am not sure this book would have ever gotten off the ground, so I offer my deepest appreciation to him for his strong support and confidence that we could produce a useful, relevant book that would be helpful to aspiring and current directors. Of course, I want to acknowledge the hard work ...