Hawkamah and Diligent conducted a survey to explore how GCC boards handled crises readiness, decision-making and communications during community lockdowns that placed a lot of organisations under stress. Key findings include:

• 86% of boards had constant contact between their board members during the lockdown.
• 55% received some sort of communication from shareholders related to changing investor expectations.
• 82% of boards were also in constant contact with the executives.
• 71% reported that the lockdown did not have any impact to board operations.