All Boards & Shareholders articles – Page 15

  • Blog

    Tesla offers CEO Elon Musk a monumental pay-for-performance deal

    2018-01-23T11:15:00Z

    Under Tesla's proposed pay-for-performance compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk, his compensation will not fully vest unless the company grows its market cap  to $650 billion, an increase of nearly $600 billion.

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    The rise of passive investors as a corporate governance force

    2018-01-23T10:00:00Z

    Investors in index funds are taking a page from their activist counterparts and making demands on companies. The surprise: Those companies are listening.

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    The stunning Petrobras securities lawsuit settlement

    2018-01-04T13:00:00Z

    In a stunning capitulation, Petrobras settled with U.S. investors for nearly $3bn in a class-action lawsuit as follow-on litigation to the long-standing corruption allegations against the company.

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    Activist investor Nelson Peltz to join P&G board

    2017-12-28T14:15:00Z

    Procter & Gamble Company said that it has appointed activist investor Nelson Peltz to its board of directors, despite Peltz narrowly losing his seat in the biggest corporate proxy battle ever involving a U.S. company. His appointment is effective March 1, 2018.

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    The imperial CEO

    2017-12-19T12:00:00Z

    Former GE CEO Jeff Immelt managed in a way that he could have a backup private jet follow him around, but never had time to speak with the person managing the fleet...or to let the Board know about his infamous "ghost plane."

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    Compliance on the board

    2017-11-20T12:00:00Z

    The Man From FCPA reveals what expertise is needed on the board of directors when your company is evaluated under the factors set out in Prong Three of the FCPA Pilot Program and the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs.

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    Board of directors’ compliance committee

    2017-11-20T12:00:00Z

    It is incumbent that boards seek out and obtain sufficient information to fulfill their legal obligations and keep their company off the front page of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, or Financial Times, just to name a few, to prevent serious reputational damage. A board compliance committee is ...

  • Blog

    Corporate culture around whistleblowers

    2017-10-03T15:00:00Z

    The unspoken reality in the corporate world is that many whistleblowers are deemed complainers, and yet, Congress, regulators, and even the companies that verbally demean whistleblowers recognize that those with personal knowledge of wrongdoing are often best placed to report it, writes The Man From the FCPA.

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    Do CEOs have enough skin in the game?

    2017-10-03T12:00:00Z

    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

    2017-09-26T10:00:00Z

    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

    2017-09-20T11:00:00Z

    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

    2017-08-18T11:00:00Z

    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

    2017-08-14T10:15:00Z

    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

    2017-08-04T12:30:00Z

    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

    2017-06-20T12:45:00Z

    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

    2017-06-06T10:00:00Z

    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

    2017-05-16T14:30:00Z

    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

    2017-05-02T13:30:00Z

    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

    2017-05-02T11:00:00Z

    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

    2017-04-18T11:30:00Z

    While the battle between regulation and deregulation rages on, shareholder protection may be a job best accomplished by boards.