Why the Company Secretary is Vital for Board Effectiveness

Hawkamah makes the case that the company secretary is the architect of effective board processes — managing agendas, ensuring pre-read discipline, facilitating Chair-CEO alignment, and acting as an impartial facilitator of board evaluations. For SEA and Gulf mid-market founders building out governance infrastructure, this reframes the company secretary role from administrative function to a critical driver of boardroom performance and constructive boardroom culture.