Centre Family Business Governance
Het GUBERNA Centre Family Business Governance helpt familiebedrijven bij het afstemmen van corporate governance op family governance. We begeleiden bedrijfsfamilies op hun voortdurende reis naar goed bestuur.
Wij geloven dat sterke familiebedrijven zijn gebouwd op een solide familiefundament in combinatie met een professionele bestuursstructuur. Wij ondersteunen onze familiebedrijven met toegewijde diensten die hen helpen om waarde op lange termijn te creëren.
Quick Overview
For whom ?
The Centre for Family Business Governance focuses on medium- and large-sized family businesses, where one or more generations of family shareholders work together to shape a sustainable future for their family business.
Different ways to engage with us
The Centre for Family Business Governance has developed extensive expertise in family governance. We offer in-company training for now-gens and next-gens, board evaluations, remuneration benchmarks, reviews of board documents and advice on board composition. We also support corporate families in drafting or updating a family charter.
Activities
GUBERNA, alongside EY and FBN Belgium, is co-organiser and jury member of the annual 'Family Business Award of Excellence', in collaboration with BNP Paribas Fortis and De Tijd / l'Echo.
Regularly, together with GUBERNA knowledge partner Hudson Belgium, the Centre for Family Business organises the 'Family Business Platform'. This is a closed platform for peer exchange between family business representatives for insights and knowledge sharing on (family) governance-specific topics (e.g. remuneration committee, next generation involvement...).
We regularly organise in-company trainings for now-gens and next-gens, and conduct governance evaluations specifically for family businesses. (Reference list can be provided upon request).
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Family Business Award of Excellence
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Family Business Platform
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Research
Publicatons for the centre Family Business
The Centre for Family Business Governance frequently publishes notes and articles on the latest trends in corporate and family governance, translating academic insights into applicable knowledge and practical tools. On the topic of family governance, we work together in academic research projects with, among others, the Research Centre for Entrepreneurship & Family Firms (RCEF, UHasselt) with prof. dr. Wim Voordekkers and prof. dr. Anneleen Michiels, the Expertisecentrum Familiebedrijven VKW-Limburg led by director Koen Hendrix, and prof. dr. Eddy Laveren & prof. dr. Ine Paeleman (Dept. of Accountancy and Financing, UAntwerpen).
We particularly follow the topics of:
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Involving the next gens in family governance and corporate governance
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How family members can impact strategy
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Being a responsible family shareholder
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Long term sustainable value creation
