Who should write, and what I will not discuss

Most of the useful conversations I have had about boards began with a named company rather than a general enquiry, so I would ask a nomination committee chair or search partner to start there. Tell me the business, the committees that need strengthening, how often they meet, and whether the company has any dealings with Trivikaya, with our customers or with Corvanta Capital Partners; I will check those ties before we speak. Technology and quality leaders working on electronic batch records, validation or plant recovery are welcome to write and compare experience, and I give a small number of talks each year to plant and governance audiences.

Some subjects are closed. I will not discuss Trivikaya's customers or their molecules, describe how our plant networks are built today, or talk about the company as an investment. Suppliers are free to send material, though I do not book sales meetings from this page. Every message reaches me directly, and I aim to answer within seven days.