This book is a worthy contribution to Caribbean business and professional literature. The work falls into that unique category of published works which not only deals with the topic from a theoretical perspective but also focuses the reader's attention on the practical application of the theory.
This book is intended for and should prove invaluable to those persons who are required to play an active role in the affairs of corporate entities. Chairmen, directors and company secretaries, all of whom must understand the proper process and procedures through which corporate decisions are made will find the text to be a practitioner's handbook. Accountants, lawyers and other professionals who are required to advise clients on various aspects of corporate procedure will find it an indispensable source of reference. Shareholders who seek a better understanding of corporate procedure and the process through which their rights may be exercised will find the book user friendly. For students pursuing a career in corporate law, The Administration and Conduct of Corporate Meeting is required reading.
Although this book primarily deals with the conduct of company meetings, its contents are equally applicable to others types of corporate meetings. Persons concerned with the administration and conduct of business will find it useful. Included in this work are a table of comparative references to other selected regional company legislation and the Caribbean Law Institute draft model Company Bill in order to enhance the usefulness of the text to the wider Caribbean community.
Grenville W. Phillips is one of the leading corporate financial practitioners in Barbados and the English-speaking Caribbean. He possesses considerable regional experience in the areas of industrial development, corporate finance and investment, management, business planning, corporate reorganisation and amalgamations, business consultancy, receiverships and public financing of private corporations through public share and bond issues and private placements. Phillips is Managing Director of Colybrand Company Services Limited, a professional service corporation affiliated to the international firm of Coopers & Lybrand. He is also a partner of Coopers & Lybrand, Chartered Accountants, and has been a professional Chartered Secretary in public practice for twenty-five years. In addition to his other private and public appointments, he is currently chairman of the Board of Directors of the Barbados National Bank.
