succession planning

This Proxy Season, Excluding Shareholder Proposals Gets Trickier

Arielle Bikard March 08, 2011

Two significant trends about which shareholder proposals companies can or cannot exclude from the proxy statement are already setting the tone for this year's proxy season; companies should read regulators' response letters carefully to stay on top of developing precedents.

Consequences of Keeping Former CEO on Board

Melissa Aguilar October 12, 2010

With succession planning a hot topic these days, corporate boards pondering whether to invite the company's current chief executive to stay on the board have something to chew on: It could negatively impact corporate performance, according to a new report from The Conference Board.Companies that retained former CEOs on boards have relatively...

Study Shows Serious Gaps in CEO Succession Planning

Melissa Aguilar June 22, 2010

Is a lack of succession planning putting your company at risk?According to new research Heidrick & Struggles and Stanford University's Rock Center for Corporate Governance, more than half of companies today can't immediately name a permanent successor to their chief executive should the need arise.A joint survey of more than 140...

Corp Fin Issues New Guidance on Shareholder Proposals

Melissa Aguilar October 27, 2009

Attention companies and shareholders: New guidance from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance is likely to allow more shareholder proposals relating to risk assessments and chief executive succession onto corporate ballots.In an Oct. 27 staff legal bulletin the SEC provided new guidance on the...

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