Articles written By Zoe de Ruyter

Zoë de Ruyter is part of the Mills Oakley Not-for-profit team, acting for charities and not-for-profit organisations on a range of matters including ATO endorsements, governance and regulatory compliance issues. Prior to joining Mills Oakley, Zoë had 3 years of legal experience in international commercial law, working in Sydney and South East Asia. She has worked on large scale litigation, advised commercial and government clients on market access and regulatory compliance, and worked on various statutory and policy reform projects.

Boardroom Productivity

Is The iPad Invited To Your Board Meeting?

The arrival of the iPad at board meetings is welcomed by many. Its ability to quickly distribute documents, make annotations and generally support meetings in paperless format (usually via a secure board portal) represents undeniable savings in time, money and environmental costs, not to mention the convenience of being able to quickly distribute those last minute additions to the agenda. The iPad even has its own special board meeting application. So why has ANZ banned iPads in board meetings?