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    Deltic Timber Expands Board of Directors

    2015-06-19T10:15:00Z

    Deltic Timber, a natural resources company, has expanded its board of directors and elected of two new members to fill the additional positions, effective as of June 18. Details inside.

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    MDC Partners Enhances Corporate Governance

    2015-06-12T10:15:00Z

    MDC Partners, a holding company, this week announced several enhanced corporate governance measures and improved compensation practices. MDC Partners' board of directors conducted a detailed review of its governance structure and best practices, and adopted a number of important measures. Details inside.

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    FCA Appoints Two Key Executive Roles

    2015-06-05T09:30:00Z

    The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority today announced the appointments of two key executive roles, with Mark Steward becoming the new Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight, and Barbara Frohn the new Director of Risk and Compliance Oversight. The FCA also announced three recent key director appointments. Details inside.

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    Two Members Reappointed to FASB

    2015-05-21T14:15:00Z

    The Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation this week reappointed Daryl Buck and R. Harold Schroeder to the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Their new terms are effective July 1, 2015 and end on June 30, 2021. Buck and Schroeder originally were appointed to FASB in 2011, when the ...

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    Alcoa Rejiggers Its Board of Directors

    2015-05-08T13:45:00Z

    Judith Gueron, an Alcoa director since 1988 and its lead director since 2010, who did not stand for re-election when her term expired at the annual meeting, retired from the board. Succeeding Gueron as lead director is Patricia Russo, who has been a member of the Alcoa board since 2008. ...

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    MFRI Appoints New Board Member

    2015-04-29T15:15:00Z

    MFRI, a manufacturer of specialty piping systems and industrial filtration products, has appointed David Brown to its board of directors. With Brown's appointment, the MFRI board has been expanded to eight members. Details inside.

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    Flex Pharma Names New Board Member

    2015-04-07T09:15:00Z

    Flex Pharma, a biotechnology company, has appointed Jeffrey Capello to its board of directors. He also will serve as chair of the audit committee. Details inside.

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    Council of Institutional Investors Elects New Board, Names New Chair

    2015-04-01T15:00:00Z

    The Council of Institutional Investors this week elected a new board of directors and named Michael McCauley, senior officer of investment programs and governance at the Florida State Board of Administration, as chair of the board. Details inside.

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    Netflix Appoints Two New Board Members

    2015-03-31T13:15:00Z

    Netflix, an Internet television network, has appointed Anne Sweeney, recently co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney-ABC Television at the Walt Disney Co., and Brad Smith, general counsel, legal and corporate affairs at Microsoft, to its board of directors. Details inside.

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    Petrobras Nominates Vale CEO as Chairman

    2015-03-30T12:15:00Z

    Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras last week nominated Murilo Ferreira, chief executive officer for global mining company Vale, as its new chairman. The nomination comes at a time when the company faces several investigations for its involvement in a widespread money-laundering scandal. Details inside.

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    eBay to Add Two Independent Directors

    2015-03-27T15:30:00Z

    eBay this week announced the appointment of two new independent directors in anticipation of completing its previously announced separation of eBay and PayPal. Tony Bates, President of GoPro, and Gail McGovern, president and CEO of the American Red Cross, have been appointed to eBay's board of directors. Details inside.

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    SEC Investigating American Apparel

    2015-03-27T09:45:00Z

    Embattled retailer American Apparel said this week in a Form 10-K filing that the Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered a formal investigation against it related to the ousting of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dov Charney. The company also provided the latest details on an internal investigation launched in ...

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    Adams Resources Adds Two Board Members

    2015-03-20T11:00:00Z

    Adams Resources & Energy has increased its board of directors to seven positions with the appointments of Michelle Earley and Murray Brasseux, effective March 17.  These appointments increase the board's independent director positions from the current three to five positions.

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    Standard Chartered Beefs Up Financial Crime Risk Committee

    2015-03-16T11:15:00Z

    Standard Chartered today announced the appointment of three external advisor members to its board financial crime risk committee. The banking giant announced the formation of the committee last year as part of a strategic priority to combat financial crime and continue to invest in its compliance program in the wake ...

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    Willis Lease Finance Adds New Board Member

    2015-03-03T14:30:00Z

    Willis Lease Finance, an independent jet engine lessor in the commercial finance sector, has elected Robert Keady to its board of directors, effective immediately. Keady also will serve on the compensation and audit committees. Details inside.

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    BofA Accounting Chief; Two Directors Step Down

    2015-02-27T10:00:00Z

    Bank of America said this week in a securities filing that its chief accounting officer will be stepping down. The bank also said that two of its board members would not stand for re-election at its 2015 annual meeting of stockholders. Details inside.

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    Barington Capital Group to Nominate Two Directors to Eastern Board

    2015-02-24T09:30:00Z

    Investment firm Barington Capital Group this week announced its intention to nominate two independent directors to the Eastern Company's board of directors at its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. "Barington has been deeply disappointed by the performance of the company, which has significantly underperformed its peers and the market as ...

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    TimkenSteel Elects New Independent Directors

    2015-02-02T08:00:00Z

    TimkenSteel elected two new independent directors: Randall Edwards, president and chief operating officer of Premier Pipe, and Ronald Rice, president and chief operating officer of RPM International. Details inside.

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    RIMS Appoints New President for 2015 Term

    2015-01-06T09:30:00Z

    The Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) has elected Rick Roberts as president for the 2015 term, effective Jan. 1. Roberts is the director of risk management and employee benefits for aerospace and defense company Ensign-Bickford Industries. Details inside.

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    AR Capital Shakes Up Its Board

    2015-01-02T10:45:00Z

    Nicholas Schorsch, co-founder of AR Capital, will be stepping down from the board of directors of RCS Capital, New York REIT, and eleven non-traded real estate investment trusts and direct investment programs sponsored by AR Capital. The announcement comes at a time when the investment management firm faces a defamation ...