Boards & Shareholders
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.
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.
Tesla 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.
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.
Top Minds in Compliance podcast: Ellen Hunt
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.
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.