Not surprisingly, in addition to my GC and corporate secretary (CS) titles, I also became BB&T's first chief corporate governance officer (CCGO).
* Refresh the corporate secretary function and add the CCGO responsibilities to assure compliance with the post-SOX governance environment
On the CS and CCGO fronts, we utilized our process improvement experts to help us streamline our board and committee meeting preparation and develop a post-SOX training program for those involved in presenting matters for board approval.