About the Register
The International Register of Board Reviewers (TIRBR), established in 2024, is an independent register of active Board reviewers who adhere to the principles of board review, detailed here. It is a register of individual practitioners, although both individuals and firms may become supporters.
The principles were developed by three leading board review practitioners in the UK in 2015 at the request of investors, as a way of encapsulating the most important elements of quality board reviews. They are designed to ensure a high minimum standard of work so that companies, shareholders and regulators can have confidence in the integrity of the process. The principles are deliberately designed to enshrine quality and encourage diversity of background without prescribing any specific methodology or restricting entry to the field in any way.
Building on the principles, the Register, which has been designed for an international audience, is funded and maintained by a group of ten core founders. It is free to join and to use and the principles will be reviewed periodically to ensure that they remain fit for purpose.
Four guiding principles for evaluators
Independence
The evaluator must be able to exercise independent and objective judgement. Existing commercial relationships, and other conflicts of interest, should be avoided, and/or disclosed and managed.
Confidentiality
The evaluator must keep all information confidential. The only exception to this is the discovery of unlawful practices or regulatory demands.
Competency
The evaluator will disclose the skills and competences of each individual involved in the evaluation, and provide appropriate references. There must be alignment of expectation between the client and the evaluator with regard to quality, value and longevity of service.
Follow-up
The evaluator will offer to discuss progress on agreed outcomes with clients within 6-12 months.
Three guiding principles for clients
Cooperation
There must be full cooperation between the client and the evaluator in order to ensure integrity of process. This will include transparency of, and appropriate access to, Board and Committee information, participants, and meetings.
Transparency
All disclosures, including the Annual Report, must be aligned with the respective corporate governance code.
Approval
The evaluator should agree and approve any formal disclosures, including the Annual Report, which describe the evaluation.
The Register
How can I use the Register?
If you are looking for a reviewer to work with your board, or if you are an investor who wishes to identify candidates for, or assess the quality of, board reviews to be undertaken or already undertaken by companies in your portfolio, you can check the Register for the names and details of members.
You can also see if your company, or companies that you use as suppliers, support the principles by looking at the list of Supporters here.
Contact
For more information about The Register, or if you have any queries please email info@tirbr.com
