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Efforts to Improve Corporate Governance in Asia Presentation: Fianna Jesover Senior Policy Analyst, OECD Corporate Affairs Division

Event Description:

The OECD has been actively working with major Asian economies, such as China, India, Indonesia and South East Asia since 1999 to assist in efforts to improve corporate governance in the region. As we move forward, we are keen to benefit from the practical experiences of US businesses working in these countries. Please join us for an informal discussion over breakfast. Fianna Jesover will kick-off the discussion by presenting results from her recent meetings in China and Singapore with government officials.

Biographies:

Fianna Jesover is a Senior Policy Analyst in the Corporate Affairs Division of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France. Since 1998, she has helped promote sound corporate governance practices around the world. She has recently been appointed to manage the Asian Corporate Governance Roundtable, the China Policy Dialogue on Corporate Governance, Program on Dispute Resolution and will continue to oversee the Russian Corporate Governance Roundtable. Ms. Jesover was the principal author of the White Paper on Corporate Governance in Russia that outlines priorities for reform, as well as the policy options papers on Russia's Transition to IFRS and Transparency of Related Party Transactions. She also initiated a new OECD activity on corporate governance of non-listed companies. She has authored various publications, reports and articles on corporate governance and participated in numerous conferences on the subject. Ms. Jesover began her OECD career at the Centre for Cooperation with Non-Members in 1996. From 1993-1996, Ms. Jesover was a trade specialist in the U.S. government where she prepared market research and worked with American and French companies to identify appropriate investment and market opportunities. Ms. Jesover, a U.S. and French citizen, holds a masters degree in international relations with a specialization in economics and law from Boston University.