Quote Originally Posted by Placebo View Post
It's not always as simple as saying `such-and-such was involved with a failed company, therefore they are a bad director'.
Of course - and I'm not suggesting the people on my list are "bad". They may, afterall have been doing a very good job of protecting shareholder value (which could have been reflected in dividends paid). Thats one of their main responsibilities and thats why its useful to check links between shareholding and directorships.

They may not be bad, as in "rotten" but their judgement should be looked at and in many cases it is probably arguable that their judgement was poor. Was that just a one-off, or is it a question of competence or dedication. Individual investors can make their own call on competence but dedication can be easily measured by the number of Directorships a person holds - the more held, the more likely those skills, IMO, are likely to be dilluted.