All Boards & Shareholders articles – Page 15
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Do CEOs have enough skin in the game?
A push may be coming to re-examine stock ownership guidelines with an eye toward increasing holding requirements.
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10 tips for boosting CCO face time with the board
Effective communication with the board is essential for a chief compliance officer. Here are 10 ways to make your time at the table as productive as possible.
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Former Google CFO joins Twitter board
Patrick Pichette, former chief finanicial officer of Google, will join Twitter's board of directors as a new independent director, effective Dec. 1, 2017. He will also join both the audit and compensation committees of the board.
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Compensation for outside corporate directors is stabilizing
A recently released analysis by Willis Towers Watson fiinds that the total compensation for outside corporate directors is rising, but only at an average pace of 2 percent in 2016.
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Former U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte to join Caterpillar board
Caterpillar has announced the election of Kelly Ayotte, former U.S. senator representing New Hampshire, to its board of directors.
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Exchanges say ‘no’ to non-voting shares
In response to pressure from investor advocates, exchanges are pushing soon-to-be public companies away from multi-class IPOs that reduce, if not eliminate, shareholder control with non-voting shares.
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Uber’s boardroom can lead to a culture turnaround
A look at female board members in the technology industry and their continuing push against the silicon ceiling.
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Boards and CCOs adapt to the new forces that unify them
What’s the best way for compliance officers to communicate with directors? That question, like the strategies that answer it, are more important than ever before.
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The director dilemma: a love/hate relationship with shareholders
One lesson to come out of the Wells Fargo shareholder meeting: Directors and shareholders should fight to preserve their contentious relationship.
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Eventbrite CEO joins Four Seasons Hotel and Resorts board
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, a luxury hospitality company, has appointed Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz, representing long-term shareholder Cascade Investment, to the company's board of directors.
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Wells Fargo scores a pyrrhic victory amid shareholder revolt
Despite controversy before and during its annual meeting, shareholders reelected all of Wells Fargo’s directors. But trouble still lies ahead for the post-scandal banking giant.
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Directors may be best cops on the regulatory beat
While the battle between regulation and deregulation rages on, shareholder protection may be a job best accomplished by boards.
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Compliance’s role in thwarting gender inequality rhetoric
Equal Pay Day highlights income inequality between men and women, and perhaps the answer to addressing unequal pay is through best corporate practice.
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ArticleGone in a snap? Tech IPO swipes away shareholder voting
The decision by the founders of Snap, parent company of Snapchat, to issue no-vote shares has riled critics and surfaced new corporate governance concerns.
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State Street to 3,500 boards: embrace gender diversity
State Street Global Advisors is calling upon more than 3,500 companies it invests in “to take intentional steps to increase the number of women on their corporate boards.”
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Seven for 17: Tactical approaches to proxy season 2017 guidance for public companies
As the 2017 proxy season approaches, here are seven tips for how public companies can prepare for shareholder activism to regulatory change, to social media, and more.
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CII finds growing consensus on proxy access
The buzzword for companies adopting proxy access: “consensus.” Companies are increasingly adopting similar approaches, according to a new report by the Council of Institutional Investors. Joe Mont reports.
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Slowly but surely, global governance practices are converging
The United States and European Union don’t have a monopoly on corporate governance. A new study looks at how best practices are converging around the globe. Joe Mont reports.
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Behind the call for better corporate governance
A call for smarter, simpler corporate governance is a good thing, except when it’s light on the details, say columnists Stephen Davis and Jon Lukomnik.
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Q&A: NACD Managing Director Steven Walker on continuous improvement for boards
Joe Mont talks with Steven Walker of the National Association of Corporate Directors about the need for continuous improvement to corporate boards.