Bets Lillo on Compliance and Boards of Directors

Great Women in Compliance

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast. In this episode, Lisa Fine visits with Bets Lillo about her experience on corporate Boards of Directors and how to utilize an ethics and compliance background to maximize your opportunities to serve on a Board of Directors.

Bets is an engineer and corporate executive with a rich background in sales, technology, finance, operations, and M&A. She is a recognized expert in risk management. She brings a unique perspective on the role and value of compliance professionals in enterprise transformation, believing that they can bring extraordinary value to boards due to their broad understanding of business operations. She emphasizes the importance of compliance professionals being effective because of their experience in an influence and collaboration context, as they focus on being creative, recognizing ethical decision-making, and reducing risk. She also encourages compliance professionals to enhance their qualifications by obtaining a board certification from a credible organization. Join Lisa Fine and Bets Lillo on this episode of the Great Women in Compliance podcast for her insights into how to become a viable candidate for board service and how to succeed in that role.

Key Highlights

• Maintaining Operations and Compliance During Transformation
• The Strategic Value of Compliance Professionals
• Elevating Compliance Professionals on Board: Expert Listeners and Observers
• Building Relationships for Board Opportunities
• Transitioning to Corporate Boards through Nonprofit Experience

Resources

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