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June 5,2008 by
Edward F. Smith Candor and unvarnished viewpoints are tremendously important to the audit committee in its oversight role, which is why executive sessions are now standard fare for audit committees. What’s not standard is the value and insight that these sessions produce: Many audit committees continue to wrestle with various factors—like timing and frequency, what’s discussed, who participates, and follow-through with management—that can help, or hamper, the committee’s efforts to get the most out of executive sessions.
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