BRISBANE and NEW YORK, Feb 3, 2021 — Board Matters, a specialist and governance advisory firm, announced today a new collaboration with Nasdaq Governance Solutions, a business of Nasdaq, Inc. The collaboration will see Nasdaq Governance Solutions’ board and management evaluations and assessment tools offered to organisations within Australia and New Zealand as well as access to Nasdaq Boardvantage®, an award-winning board portal and collaboration software solution¹. The partnership will focus on organizations headquartered in Australia and New Zealand.

The collaboration between Board Matters and Nasdaq Governance Solutions will create a master suite of tools tailored to an Australian market combined with specialist governance advisory services for those already using these tools within Australia. This helps combine world-leading technology with on-the-ground experience and support from one of Australia’s leading board governance and strategy specialist firms with a 20 year history of experience in the Australian governance advisory market.

Corporate governance technology aims to increase efficiencies and bolstered collaboration for boards of directors, corporate secretaries, and leadership teams. Nasdaq Boardvantage has been designed with an intuitive interface and multiple layers of security to help board members and leadership teams with options to elevate their governance and easily access meeting information. Corporate directors using governance technology have tools at hand to be free from cumbersome administrative processes and can instead focus on core fiduciary duties like financial oversight, strategic planning, and risk management.

Board Matters has already successfully undertaken a number of board evaluations in Australia using the Nasdaq Board Excellence Assessment methodology, which has been created to help boards take the guess work out of board performance improvement. This evaluation methodology can now be offered to all corporate entities in Australia – listed or not – with support and local guidance through the collaboration between Board Matters and Nasdaq Governance Solutions.

“For 20 years, Board Matters has provided outstanding governance advisory services and board evaluations to Australian boards. This includes listed and non-listed entities, the Government sector, and the not-for-profit sector. Board Matters has always provided advice to boards with a view to ensuring directors can optimise and execute their governance role with confidence. The partnership with Nasdaq Governance Solutions allows us to combine our on-the-ground experience with the data, analytics, software and services offered by Nasdaq Governance Solutions. Nasdaq Governance Solutions has been an outstanding leader and contributor in corporate governance around the world and this partnership with Board Matters will bring together the local corporate governance experience supported by market leading technology solutions. I’m thrilled to be able to offer this combination to the Australian market:” said Jennifer Robertson, Managing Director of Board Matters.

“Our new collaboration with Board Matters will help drive further adoption of governance technology and consultative solutions to companies in Australia and New Zealand,” said Phil Neiswender, Head of Board Engagement for the Americas and Asia Pacific, Nasdaq Governance Solutions. “Corporate executives and governance professionals in the region are seeking new ways to elevate their corporate governance practices. We are proud to support that growth through our easy-to-use technology with innovative security features.”

About Board Matters

An Australian leader in providing governance, legal and strategic support to Australian organisations for 20 years.

Board Matters has a demonstrated record of providing exceptional governance advisory services to support organisations in gaining a competitive advantage, shaping a collaborative and effective culture and building resilience to form a seamless relationship between the board and executive.

About Nasdaq Governance Solutions

Nasdaq Governance Solutions, a business of Nasdaq, Inc., offers an integrated suite of governance technology and consultative solutions designed to advance governance excellence worldwide. Through its Nasdaq Boardvantage board portal and collaboration solution and its board and management evaluations and assessment tools, the resources from Nasdaq Governance Solutions help governance professionals organize, streamline, and manage boardroom processes and requirements.

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Linda Bracken 
0419 624316 
l.bracken@boardmatters.com.au