The report, based on an annual survey of public company board practices jointly conducted by The Conference Board, NASDAQ OMX, and NYSE Euronext, is designed as a benchmarking tool with more than 150 corporate governance data points analyzed by company size (measurable by revenue and asset value) and 20 industrial sectors.

Data analyzed in the report include:

• Director compensation
• Board composition
• Board leadership
• Director nomination and election practices
• Anti-takeover practices
• Board meetings
• Executive compensation oversight practices
• Strategy and risk oversight
• Sustainability oversight
• CEO performance review and succession planning
• Board–shareholder engagement
• Board committees