The previous night Mr Harbrow had been agitated when preparing a submission about the action that the company should take against the Maddock Group and Aaron James. He had also made a recommendation to the board regarding the takeover of a small company, Hercules Gas. There was a fourteen-seat boardroom table and Mr Harbrow and Mr Llewellyn always took chairs at either end while the other five directors spread themselves out between them. Janet distributed the last-minute board papers accordingly. Being a non-executive director of a large public company is considered quite an honour. Often committees of directors are formed to ensure that invitations to join the board are only made to those candidates of the highest calibre and integrity. These committees invariably nominate candidates whom they already know, resulting in a relatively small number of directors sitting on numerous boards. These directors are commonly referred to as being members of ‘the old boys club’ - a very lucrative club.
