Directors Roster: a quarterly record of new director
appointments.
THE DIRECTORS & BOARDS Directors Roster--a quarterly record of
new director appointments--is compiled from public and private sources
by the editorial staff of DIRECTORS & BOARDS and is sponsored . . .
Dos and don'ts for a board investigation: worried about
renegade fellow directors in your midst acting without authority and
see
THE DUTY OF A DIRECTOR of any business is to protect the company
and its shareholders' interests. The task involves discharging
fiduciary obligations and complying with a potentially complicated . . .
Amassing your governance capital: getting on a corporate board is
about who you know (network), how you conduct yourself (charac
DENISE O'LEARY'S first governing experience was serving
on the board of the YWCA of San Francisco, which she joined in 1985.
Twenty-five years later, O'Leary, 49, serves on the boards of US
Airways . . .
Will independence really matter? For mutual fund boards, the SEC
should be focused on the drivers of shareholder value.(COMPETIT
SINCE 2004, when it passed a rule that that all mutual funds
appoint independent chairmen and a 75 percent independent board, the SEC
has waged a battle with the fiercely oppositional U.S. Chamber . . .
It's the cash flow, baby: the solution to excessive CEO comp
... as well as the basis of my personal investment
strategy.(SUTTON
AN ANGRY institutional shareholder voted against my reelection to a
board last month. I squeaked back in, but this shows how explosive CEO
compensation has become. And there is a solution.
But . . .
Company index.(DIRECTORS ROSTER)
21st Century Holding Co.
Abiomed Inc.
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
American Tower Corp.
BearingPoint Inc.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Biogen Idec
BioScrip Inc.
Blackbaud Inc.
. . .
How to get the best out of a golf outing: take full advantage of
the opportunities an event like this offers to develop relation
AS THE DAUGHTER of an avid golfer, I grew up putting in plenty of
hours on plenty of greens. Thanks to my dad, I was on a first-name basis
with Jack, Arnold, and Fuzzy--we didn't know them, of . . .
'Climate crisis' needn't mean corporate crisis:
boards that want to be part of the solution can take steps right now to
respond
THE SUPREME COURT ruled in early April that climate change creates
sufficiently imminent damage to warrant allowing lawsuits on the matter
to be heard in federal court--a development that many . . .
A new glass ceiling in the boardroom? Representation of women on
corporate boards seems to be stagnating. Here's why.(GUEST
COLU
DURING THE last 15 years, the number of women on the boards of U.S.
companies has increased significantly. According to Catalyst, a
nonprofit organization that tracks women in business, women held . . .
The D & O insurance market is soft: what you can do to take
advantage of changing market conditions.(D & O INSURANCE
UPDATE)
GOOD NEWS for policyholders--nearly everyone in the D & O
insurance business agrees that the market is soft. Premiums are down,
capacity is up, and terms and conditions continue to improve. In . . .
Director index.(DIRECTORS ROSTER)
Adams, Mark, SPACEHAB Inc.
Alexander, Mark A., Sequa Corp.
Amon, Cristina H., MKS Instruments
Aronin, Jeffrey S., Discover Financial Services
Bartholomew, Carolyn, Kaiser Aluminum
. . .
Book it: best bets for board reading; Leadership insights from a
roundup of new books on such subjects as shareholder power, str
A frightening collision with investor power
From Revolt in the Boardroom by Alan Murray. Copyright 2007 by the
author. Published by Collins, a division of HarperCollins . . .
Turbocharging your board assessment: have your performance
evaluation initiatives run out of gas? Here is what some of the best
BOARD ASSESSMENTS are mandatory at all NYSE-listed companies. And
many other organizations--even private companies and not-for-profit
organizations--have also adopted this "best practice" . . .
A private equity approach to building a strong board: based on
our experience in working with hundreds of management teams, here
INDEPENDENT BOARDS can help companies at nearly every stage of
development, as they provide a broader perspective, additional
expertise, and critical fiduciary oversight. These boards . . .
Don't run from the 'Just for Feet' finding:
it's not another Van Gorkom, but it is a strong reminder of how
careful and attentiv
IN 1985, THE Delaware Supreme Court decision in Smith v. Van Gorkom
sent shockwaves through boardrooms. In that case, the court held that
directors could be held personally liable for their . . .
'Directors, board of': the 'up' chapter; A
gem of governance wit and wisdom, newly dusted off.(ENDNOTE)
Ed. Note: Robert Townsend's venerable management text, Up the
Organization, returned to print in 2007 in a special edition. First
published in 1970, the runaway bestseller galvanized the business . . .
The role of the CEO in board selection: too much, or too little,
involvement can be problematic. Here is a best-practices proces
HALF A DECADE after the radical reshaping of board structure,
processes, and accountability mandated by Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and
reflected in SEC rules, governance practices remain unsettled . . .
D & O insurance lessons from 'just for Feet'; A
classic disaster situation: not enough insurance, bankruptcy, and
inability to i
A RECENT $41.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT by five former outside directors
of Just for Feet Inc. brings independent director liability back into
the spotlight. Somewhat surprisingly, the size of the . . .
New vibrancy for an old form of business; Today's
gravitational pull to private ownership affirms the advantages of an
enduring
AS MANY COMPANIES once again embrace the advantages offered by
going private--focus on efficiency, ability to plan and invest for the
long term, and, above all, a direct relationship with the . . .
The hybrid M & A deal: as Dean Foods demonstrates, this is a
compelling way to obtain new technology and products with minimal
c
NO RISK, no reward is one of the oldest adages in business. This
formulation of strategic risk was first expressed in written form by the
Greek scholar Herodotus in 450 B.C.
In the realm of . . .
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