Traditionally, treasurers have had an acute awareness of corporate governance through their understanding of the need for checks and balances in the control framework of running a treasury department. This though is perhaps the narrow sense of corporate governance. Today the knowledge and skill requirements are broader. This is well explained in the series of articles in this Spotlight on Corporate Governance from Lance Moir, Christine Mallin and Christine Helliar’s view through to Colin Melvin’s investor’s view.