As a senior manager of the company, the duties of the secretary of the board of directors mainly include: promoting corporate governance, information disclosure, investor relations management, capital operation, internal control and so on.
The professionalism and full performance guarantee of the Secretary-General show the level of corporate governance structure, investor relations management and information disclosure transparency of listed companies to a certain extent, and determine the capital market image of listed companies.
From the daily work, the main responsibilities of the secretary of the board of directors include the following aspects:
corporate governance
Corporate governance is one of the most important functions of the secretary-general, including the independent operation of the company and the standardized operation of the shareholders' meeting, the board of directors and the board of supervisors; The appointment and removal of directors, independent directors, supervisors and senior managers, the code of conduct and the code of securities trading;
information disclosure
Information disclosure is the main means for listed companies to improve corporate governance and increase transparency, including various periodic reports and temporary announcements.
Investor management
If information disclosure is one-way communication, then investor relations management is two-way communication, which is a bridge between listed companies and investors, including investor reception (telephone, internet, visit), media relations handling (newspapers, radio, websites, Weibo) and insider registration system.
capital operation
The Secretary-General maintains close contact and communication with competent departments, intermediaries and investors, and has unique advantages in capital operation. Therefore, from the IPO of the company to be listed, capital operation is an important task for the Secretary-General.
Including public offering, asset restructuring, refinancing (public offering, private placement, convertible bonds, rights issue), issuance of corporate bonds, mergers and acquisitions, stock issuance, capitalization of reserve funds, etc.
internal control
Good corporate governance includes perfect internal control, which is also helpful to improve corporate governance. As a senior manager, the Secretary-General participates in evaluation and decision-making to ensure the company's compliance operation, such as related party transactions, external guarantees, major investments, internal control of information disclosure, internal audit norms and internal inspections.