All Boards & Shareholders articles – Page 11
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ArticleBuilding a better board and the benefit of director self-assessments
Technological disruption, the dark side of corporate culture, and evolving expectations from diverse stakeholders are all making the job of director more challenging, says a report by EY’s Center for Board Matters.
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BlogTreasury lifts sanctions on Rusal, En+, ESE
The U.S. Department of Treasury announced that it has lifted sanctions on three companies controlled by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska: power company EuroSibEnergo, aluminum producer UC Rusal, and Rusal’s parent company, En+ Group. Following this news, En+ Group announced an overhaul of its board of directors.
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Bezos fallout: Disclosure and divorce
When a CEO is in the midst of a divorce, as Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is, does that personal matter rise to the level of shareholder materiality? There are no easy answers, only slippery slopes.
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Wells Fargo elects new board member
Wells Fargo & Company has elected Wayne Hewett to its board of directors. Additionally, Karen Peetz has decided that she will not stand for re-election and will retire as a director at the company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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BlogTesla adds two new independent directors
As part of a deal reached with the Securities and Exchange Commission in September, Tesla has added two new independent directors to its board: Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, global chief human resources officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance.
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Broadridge Financial Solutions, Workiva announce partnership
Fintech company Broadridge Financial Solutions and enterprise management software provider Workiva have announced an alliance to streamline shareholder communications.
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PodcastEllen Hunt of AARP on compliance at board level
Ellen Hunt, the senior vice president, audit, ethics, and compliance officer at AARP, joins columnist Tom Fox to explain the benefits she feels having a compliance expert on the board of directors at a company provides.
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Exostar names new member to Board of Directors
Exostar has named Lockheed vice president Philip E. Goslin as a new member to its Board of Directors.
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Tesla names new chairman of the board
Tesla has named a new chairman of the board, Robyn Denholm, to replace founder and CEO Elon Musk. She takes on the post after serving as CFO for Telstra, Australia’s largest telecommunications company.
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Legal, governance challenges persist for Tesla
Having finalized a settlement with the SEC, Tesla now faces new controversies as the Justice Department and disgruntled investors take aim at the company and its mercurial founder.
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BlogCEOs pledge ‘commonsense corporate governance principles’
CEOs of 20 leading public companies, pension funds, and investment firms have signed onto a continuing effort intended to “jumpstart a national conversation on corporate governance.”
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CII petitions exchanges over dual-class shares
The Council of Institutional Investors has filed petitions with the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq asking them to limit listings of companies with dual-class share structures.
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ArticleAsk Amii mailbag: Where and how to start your culture conversations
In the “Ask Amii” monthly mailbag, executive coach and former Chief Compliance Officer Amii Barnard-Bahn responds to your anonymous questions on building a culture of compliance, motivating underperforming employees, third-party risk management, and more.