You are a senior compliance officer working at BizInternational (BI), a company operating in in a regulated sector and jurisdiction of your choice. The head of compliance has asked you to provide a short briefing session to the newly appointed board of BI that: 

• highlights why the independence and competency of the board is important and how this can be achieved and maintained in BI; 

• explains how and why the board’s performance should be evaluated on a continuing basis. Produce the content of the briefing session, for example, slide content (no more than four slides in total), supporting notes, and any supporting evidence you intend to include.