Survey methodology and demographics.

• Position: Brief article - Survey

This Mercer/Directors & Boards survey was conducted in May 2013 with an email invitation to participate. The invitation was emailed to the recipients of the Directors & Boards monthly e-Briefing. A total of 201 usable responses were completed.

About the respondents (Multiple responses allowed) A director of a publicly held company 23% A director of a privately held company 63% A director of a nonprofit entity 33% Corporate secretary 7% General counsel 3% A senior-level executive (CEO, CFO, CxO) 8% of a publicly held company A senior-level executive (CEO, CFO, CxO) 45% of a privately held company A senior-level executive (CEO, CFO, CxO) 4% of a nonprofit Institutional shareholder 5% Other shareholder 17% Acaderritc 3% Auditor, consultant, board advisor 6% Attorney 2% An investor...