stc group’s Board of Directors represents all shareholders and is entrusted with the stewardship of the company’s affairs, exercising its duties with due care, loyalty, and in the best interests of the company to promote long-term value creation and ensure sustainable growth. It holds the broadest authority to direct and oversee the company’s activities, while respecting the matters reserved to the general assembly.
Its responsibilities include approving the company’s vision, mission, strategic objectives, financial plans, key business strategies, risk management framework, major transactions, capital structure, budgets, and organizational design, and ensuring that appropriate human, financial, and technological resources are allocated to execute the approved strategy effectively.
The Board oversees the implementation of these plans, establishes key performance indicators, monitors overall performance, and ensures the effectiveness of internal controls, the integrity of financial reporting, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations and governance requirements. It also ensures the sound management of risks, conflicts of interest, and related-party transactions, and holds Executive Management accountable for delivering in line with the Board-approved strategy and policies.
The Board is also responsible for preparing and approving interim and annual financial statements, the Board’s report, and other required disclosures, ensuring transparency, accuracy, and timely communication to shareholders and stakeholders.
In addition, the Board establishes effective communication channels, forms specialized committees such as the Audit Committee and the Nomination & Remuneration Committee, approves remuneration policies, defines corporate values and ethical standards, and endorses social responsibility initiatives, while retaining ultimate responsibility and accountability, even where specific duties are delegated to committees, individuals members, or third parties.