New York, NY, September 24, 2024 – Diligent, a leading GRC SaaS company, today announced the honorees of the 2024 Modern Governance 100. Now in its sixth year, this global recognition program highlights the world’s top professionals in governance, risk, compliance, audit, and ESG, recognizing their dedication to helping organizations accelerate their mission and achieve excellence in governance practices.

"Today’s leaders must navigate the delicate balance between purpose and performance, ensuring short-term success while safeguarding the future of their organizations," said Brian Stafford, President and CEO of Diligent. "The professionals we celebrate today excel at turning challenges into opportunities, fostering resilience, and guiding their organizations toward sustainable growth and smarter decision-making."

The Modern Governance 100 honorees include representatives across 18 countries, who were nominated by their peers and executive leadership. This year’s recipients represent companies across various sectors including Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors, Dell Technologies, Voices of Children, Pfizer, Sysco, Visa,American Express, Coca Cola Bottlers Business Services, Aspen School District and more.

A few of the 2024 honorees commented:

• “It is an honour to be recognized by Diligent as one of the Modern Governance 100. I care deeply about the proper functioning and integrity of my company’s corporate governance framework. I’m always looking for opportunities to ensure my Board of Directors have the information they need to make informed and decisive decisions, while keeping cybersecurity top of mind.” – Suzanne VanSligtenhorst, Director of Corporate Governance and Assistant Corporate Secretary at Dentalcorp.

• “As a professional that has been working in the corporate governance arena for more than 20 years, I am still astonished at how the field has evolved. It is critical to understand how corporate governance processes impact risk and long-term entity health. To be included in this incredible and talented group of colleagues is such an honor. I am immensely grateful to the Diligent team and my industry peers to have had the opportunity to continue to learn and grown among them.” – Emma Mathurin, Senior Corporate Paralegal and Contracts Administrator at Marmon Holdings.

• "Being recognized as one of the Modern Governance 100 is a humbling reminder that our work in ESG goes beyond policies and numbers—it's about creating a sustainable future where people, planet, and progress are in harmony. This honor strengthens my commitment to driving meaningful change and elevating the standard for responsible leadership." – Heindrek Allen, ESG Manager at Magnit Global.

The Modern Governance 100 program includes six categories highlighting key areas of governance:

• Audit & Analytics All Star – An audit professional who has created an integrated view of audit to monitor and mitigate risks so that leaders can focus on achieving success.
• Boards & Governance Innovator – An individual championing the ability for board members and executives to collaborate quickly and securely and move at the speed of the business.
• Compliance & Ethics Leader – An individual evolving a compliance department to stay on top of ever-changing regulations, ensuring the organization can stay compliant externally while building a culture of ethics internally.
• ESG, Diversity & Climate Trailblazer – A forward-thinker putting initiatives in place to measure and report on ESG in a meaningful way, helping their organization to do better and to stay accountable to stakeholders, communities and the planet.
• Risk & Strategy Advisor – A business leader taking an integrated approach to monitoring and mitigating risks, including cybersecurity, so that leaders can focus on achieving success instead of solely on avoiding disaster.
• Mission Driven Champion – A nonprofit, school board, or mission driven organization leader who has shown commitment to transformation that increases transparency, streamlines processes, and empowers leaders in their organization to shape a better future.

View the full list of the 2024 Modern Governance 100 honorees here.

About Diligent
Diligent is the leading GRC SaaS company, empowering more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members and leaders to make better decisions, faster. The Diligent One Platform helps organizations connect their entire GRC practice — including governance, risk, compliance, audit and ESG — to bring clarity to complex risk, stay ahead of regulatory changes and deliver impactful insights, in one consolidated view. Learn more at diligent.com.

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