The aims of the foundation
“To highlight and increase awareness of the crucial role of the chair of the board … by organising the presentation of the annual Golden Gavel award” and “to recognise and promote good examples of good chairing practice”.
 

The Swedish Academy of Directors
The Swedish Academy of Directors is a non-profit organisation which acts as a leading forum for the development of board work. It consists of regional branch associations from the whole country, with a total of around 2 300 members. The Academy offers competence development and recruitment support to boards of directors. In 2003, the Academy published Guidelines for Generally Accepted Board Practice.
 

Deloitte AB
Deloitte offers services in the fields of auditing, accounting, taxation, risk management, financial advice, business consultancy and financial outsourcing. The global Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu network has 169 000 employees in 140 countries, combining first class competence and local expertise wherever clients carry out their business. With 1 100 employees in 30 offices in Sweden, Deloitte AB actively pursues the network’s shared vision - to be the standard of excellence.