CCA is not following good corporate governance practices in several areas:
1) They have not held an AGM for shareholders in over a year, limiting communication and oversight.
2) The board is focused on daily operations rather than strategic planning.
3) There are not enough independent directors on the board to balance insider interests. At least 3 more independent directors should be added.
4) Several governance bodies are missing or lack independence, including lack of an independent chairperson, nomination committee, remuneration committee, and fully independent auditor and audit committee. These need to be established and made independent according to principles.
5) Director tenures are not specified and some relatives of executives serve as directors, under
CCA is not following good corporate governance practices in several areas:
1) They have not held an AGM for shareholders in over a year, limiting communication and oversight.
2) The board is focused on daily operations rather than strategic planning.
3) There are not enough independent directors on the board to balance insider interests. At least 3 more independent directors should be added.
4) Several governance bodies are missing or lack independence, including lack of an independent chairperson, nomination committee, remuneration committee, and fully independent auditor and audit committee. These need to be established and made independent according to principles.
5) Director tenures are not specified and some relatives of executives serve as directors, under
CCA is not following good corporate governance practices in several areas:
1) They have not held an AGM for shareholders in over a year, limiting communication and oversight.
2) The board is focused on daily operations rather than strategic planning.
3) There are not enough independent directors on the board to balance insider interests. At least 3 more independent directors should be added.
4) Several governance bodies are missing or lack independence, including lack of an independent chairperson, nomination committee, remuneration committee, and fully independent auditor and audit committee. These need to be established and made independent according to principles.
5) Director tenures are not specified and some relatives of executives serve as directors, under
AGM should be conducted at CCA. CCA think conducting least annually ensuring that AGM are just a time consumer there is effective and has not been conducting communication between AGM rather has been shareholders and company. focusing on daily operating (1marks) efficiency) (0.5) Board Should take Corporate governance responsibilities in sustainability Principle requires shareholders of business in long term to be informed about the focusing on strategic goal company affairs and maintain rather than daily activities. Good shareholders relationship. Board is engaged with daily operation rather than focusing on strategic development which is against good corporate governance practice. This means that shareholders should be communicated with every bit of information of company which is not seen in CCA. (0.5) Sufficient numbers of NEDS are At least 3more NEDs should be lacking as required by recruited excluding Chair- principle. (There are 3NEDS & person to ensure balance 5EDS in the board of CCA and board. (1) the board is not balanced) 0.5 There should be balance between EDs and NEDs in the company which is not case here. C.G. requires at least 50% NEDS to be on the board. Outnumbered EDs could easily pass their proposal in Board meeting reducing the effectiveness. (0.5) No chair-man is appointed. Mr Chair should be appointed on Govinda Raj panta leads the an independent basis ( should company and board. not be any close family CEO has unfettered power and members, major……..) and lacks the principle that given role to lead the board. different person should lead board and company. Mr Govinda Raj panta cannot fit in both roles as it gives much power soley to him so that he could influence any of the decisions. Independence of the NEDs are No person related to ED hindered. should be recruited as NEDS rather they should be As Friends or relative are replaced with independent recruited as the NEDs, it does individuals with qualification. not fulfill the principle of Corporate Governance for NEDs to be Independent. As a result newly recruited NEDs will tend to work in favor of CEO. There is no nomination Nomination Committee should committee. be set up with maximum CEO has responsibility of numbers being independent appointing the EDs which is NEDs ensuring no “Jobs for against the corporate boys”. governance practice. CEO again will gain unfettered power as the person recruited by him are unlikely to question his decision. As a result there might be unqualified member on board thereby reducing effectiveness. Appointment of Auditor does Shareholders should appoint not seems to be rational. Auditor rather than CEO Currently CEO is appointing himself ensuring the Auditor which contradicts the independence of the auditor. corporate governance requirement. As a result auditor might work on favour of CEO as he is the one who recruited them. Executive Director is also a Finance Director should be member of Audit Committee. removed from Audit Finance Director sits on Audit Committee and Independent committee. So, the NED with Expertise in Finance independence of Audit Affair should be Appointed. Committee is Hindered as finance director can influence and manipulate the things and will not communicate errors which is under his responsibility. There is no Remuneration Remuneration committee Committee. should be set up with Principle Requires No one Independent NEDs and Should should be responsible for be responsible for setting pay setting his own pay which lacks ensuring None are envolved in here. setting their Own pay. Mr Silwal has sole responsibility of Setting Remuneration Package and he might give higher Remuneration for his close friends and families and himself there by reducing the Fairness Of remuneration. Tenure of Directors are not Tenure of director should be specified. specified ensuring none of Good Corporate governance them serve for more than 9 practice requires directors to years. be independent. If their tenure are not specified their independence will be affected there by reducing their objectivity.