1986. Six years BC: Before Cadbury.

Then came Cadbury. Then Greenbury. Hampel. Turnbull. Higgs.

Governance went global. Technology transformed how information reached the board.

New risks emerged. New expectations followed.

And everybody added something.

Forty years later, the boardroom looks rather different.

But perhaps the most interesting change isn't the technology.

It's how much more there is for a director to know.

This Wednesday, MyDirector-OS will look back at 1986–2026: Forty Years in the Boardroom.

And somewhere along the way, despite some rather sensible advice...

we may have lost the memo.