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2-3 March 2010, OECD Conference Centre, Paris, France

The second meeting of the OECD Global Network on Privatisation and Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises was held 2-3 March 2010 at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris, France. 

 

State-owned enterprises play an important role in economies around the world, with major impact on public finances, economic growth, and the competitiveness of the business sector. This meeting focused on two Governance Reform topics, namely SOE board nomination, functioning and evaluation; and establishing, organising and reforming SOE ownership entities.

 

The event brought together participants from more than 45 countries and other international and regional organisations, and was of particular interest  to relevant policy makers, practitioners and stakeholders in sharing their experience broadly and in exchanging with their colleagues both from OECD and non-OECD countries on their current reform efforts and challenges

 

 

 

Meeting Documentation

• Agenda  

 

The following presentations were made at the meeting:

 

Current Priorities on SOE Reforms

• Priorities for SOE governance reforms in Asia, John Lim, Chair of the OECD Asia SOE Network
• Priorities for SOE governance reforms in Southern Africa, Daniel G. Tembe, Executive Chairman, IGEPE, Mozambique
• Priorities for SOE governance reforms in MENA, Nick Nadal, Director, Hawkamah Institute of Corporate Governance

 

Hot Topics and Key Initiatives in SOE Reforms

• Building up a pool of SOE directors, Kulit Sombatsiri, Deputy Director General, State Enterprise Policy Office, Government of Thailand
• Developing an SOE Corporate Governance Code, Ashraf Gamal El Din, Executive Director, Egyptian Institute of Directors
• Namibia's New SOE Law, Ingenesia Murangi, SOE Governance Council, Namibia

 

Advancing on Reform Priorities: State Ownership Functions and SOE Boards

• Accountability and Transparency Guide for State Ownership, Hans Christiansen, Senior Economist, Corporate Affairs, OECD
• SOE Governance Reforms: A Survey of Reform and Practices, Barış Dinçer, Economist, Corporate Affairs, OECD
• State Owned Enterprises and Corporate Governance in the Andes, Michael Penfold, Associate Director, Andean Development Corporation
• Ownership Function and the Board of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs), Farooq Sobhan, President, Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI)

 

Ownership Policy and SOE Autonomy

• Ownership policy and SOE autonomy (Brazil), Luciana Pontes, Department of Coordination and Governance of State-Owned Enterprises, Brazil
• Ownership policy and SOE autonomy (Norway), Morten M Kallevig, Deputy Director General, Department of Ownership, Norway

 

Toward a Central or Coordinated Ownership Unit?

• The experience of Indonesian SOEs, Andriati Fitriningrum, Ministry of State Owned Enterprises, Indonesia
• DPE Shareholder Oversight, Matsietsi Mokholo, Chief Legal Director, Department of Public Enterprises, South Africa
• FONAFE: The Experience of the Peruvian Holding, Titto Almora Ayona, Legal Manager, FONAFE (National Fund for SOEs)

 

Board Composition and Nomination

• Board composition and nomination (Pakistan), Rana Assad Amin, Additional Finance Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Pakistan
• Board composition and nomination - reflections from a practitioner,  Lars Erik Fredriksson, Special Adviser, Division for State-Owned Enterprises, Sweden

 

Board Functioning and Evaluation

• Board functioning and evaluation, Mohamed Adam, Corporate Counsel, ESKOM, South Africa
• Some aspects on board evaluation, Arto Honkaniemi, Senior Financial Counsellor, Ownership Steering Department, Prime Minister's Office, Government of Finland

 

Further reading

• Overview of the Global Network on Privatisation and Corporate Governance of State-Owned Assets 
• OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises
• OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
• Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises: A Survey of OECD Countries