Committee / Focus Area - Human Resources:

• The Director's Guide to CEO Succession - http://EnergyCollection.us/Board-Of-Directors/Directors-Guide-CEO-Succession.pdf -
• Performance Metrics: Understanding the Board's Role - by the National Association of Corporate Directors - 2010 - 46 pages - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Of-Directors/Performance-Metrics-Understanding.pdf

Committee / Focus Area - Information Technology:

• The Evolving Role of IT Managers and CIOs - 2010 - Mounting regulatory demands, the growth of 24x7 online business and the constant shadow of an uncertain economy underscore the importance of managing risk in all its forms – whether related to business, data or events. The 2010 IBM Global IT Risk Study uncovers the challenges associated with IT risk, and the steps IT managers and CIOs are taking to better understand, confront and resolve this concern. Of the IT managers surveyed, most expect their risk-related responsibilities to increase. Clearly, IT risk management is far-reaching, and can directly influence a company’s competitive position, as well as its reputation with customers, partners, regulators and other stakeholders.  http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Information-Technology/Evolving-Role-IT.PDF
• Governing Information Technology Risk - California Management Review - 2009-03-01 - 20 pages - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Information-Technology/Governing-IT-Risk.pdf

Committee / Focus Area - Performance Evaluation:

• Performance Metrics: Understanding the Board's Role - by the National Association of Corporate Directors - 2010 - 46 pages - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Of-Directors/Performance-Metrics-Understanding.pdf
• Report of the NACD Blue ribbon Commission on Performance Metrics - http://www.nacdonline.org/Store/ProductDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=2878

Committee / Focus Area - Risk Management -

• Governing Information Technology Risk - California Management Review - 2009-03-01 - 20 pages - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Information-Technology/Governing-IT-Risk.pdf    

• Risk Management and the Board of Directors - The risk oversight function of the Board of Directors has never been more critical and challenging than it is today. In the context of the current global financial crisis and the swooning global economy, companies now face risks that are more complex, interconnected and potentially devastating than ever before. Risk from the financial services sector has contributed to large-scale bankruptcies, bank failures, government intervention and rapid consolidation. And the repercussions have spread to the broader economy, as companies in nearly every industry have suffered from the effects of a global paralysis in the credit markets, sharply reduced consumer demand and extremely volatile commodity, currency and stock markets. In addition, the public and political perception that undue risk-taking has been central to the breakdown of the financial and credit markets is leading to an increased legislative and regulatory focus on risk management and risk prevention. In this environment, boards and companies must be mindful of the possibility that courts will apply new standards, or interpret existing standards, to increase board responsibility for risk management.   http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Of-Directors/Risk-Management-Board.pdf

• Risk in major emerging markets - http://www.EnergyCollection.us/Board-Charters/Risk/Risk-Major-Emerging.pdf