David M. Martin has many years' experience as a listed PLC Company Director and Secretary, consultant and author. For the last 19 years he has run his own consultancy'”Buddenbrook'”carrying out projects for a range of clients, large and small. He is a regular seminar speaker and author of over 35 books including The Company Secretary(The Institute of Chartered Secretaries) and The Company Director's Desktop Guideand Discrimination Law and Employment Issues(Thorogood).