The Men and Women Who Run Smith & Nephew plc (ADR) (SNN): H.J. Heinz Company (HNZ)

In addition to the almost-obligatory former accountant, Smith and Nephew’s roll call of seven non-execs has a number from the pharmaceutical sector.

I analyse management teams from five different angles to help work out a verdict. Here’s my assessment:

Overall, Smith and Nephew scores 16 out of 25, a middling-to-low result. However, if Mr Bohuon’s initiatives start to show through in the company’s performance, and he commits more of his pay to buying the company’s shares, the score could move significantly upwards.

I’ve collated all my FTSE 100 boardroom verdicts on this summary page.

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The article The Men and Women Who Run Smith and Nephew originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Tony Reading.

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