Information des Aufsichtsrats

The information of the supervisory directors is a central factor for the efficient internal corporate governance of a German listed stock corporation. Patrick C. Leyens explores the economic and functional foundations of supervisory information. Drawing on a legal comparison to the English board of directors, he develops perspectives for strengthening the German supervisory board's information. The book deals in depth with management reporting, the rights of the supervisory board to obtain information from other sources as well as board organization and board operations that provide for an efficient information processing. The result is a comprehensive information system for the supervisory board. Its key elements are explained in detail with regard to the supervisory board's duties concerning the approval of the annual financial statements, the development of the company's strategy and the supervision of management in a hostile takeover. A series of draft amendments to the German Corporation Governance Code are attached as an annex.