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«As an independent company with renewed investment, we are in a position to actively pursue plans that help further our mission and fuel our ambitious goals in the U.S. and in our global markets,» Beauchamp said in a statement to Recode.

Tims will be run as an independent company with its own management, values, and practices.

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It is my firm belief that whoever may succeed my father as Chair at each company should be someone who is not a Trustee of my father's trust or otherwise intertwined in Redstone family matters, but rather a leader with an independent voice.

Activist investors in both Canada and the US recently proposed — for Hess Corporation and Agrium Inc. — that their nominees to serve as independent directors on the companies» boards should receive incentive pay directly from the activist investors themselves, with the amount that tied to share price appreciation.

He had no problem with rapid growth, but he envisioned Seventh Generation's catalog, as he had that of Niche Marketing, as a distribution channel for small, independent companies whose products might not otherwise reach consumers.

The following year, EMC bundled up Pivotal Labs with others parts of its business and spun it out as Pivotal, an independent software and services company that at first was not quite sure what it was supposed to do.

«We do believe the current governance structure, with Jamie Dimon serving as both chairman and CEO, and an independent minded board, has served the shareholders well and is right for the company at this time,» said Lee Raymond, JPMorgan Chase's presiding director and the former CEO of Exxon Mobil.

With 5,000 independent repair technicians, known as iTechs, in over 500 cities in the U.S. — and expecting to more than double that number by the end of the year — Forsythe says his company is the largest company of its kind in the country.

So now, as HP chief executive and chairman Meg Whitman is trying to drive a bifurcation of the company into two independent, publicly traded companies, she has to deal with the anchor that Enterprise Services has become, hence the layoffs (another 30,000 or so coming!)

The Honest laundry detergent, which comes with an «honestly free guarantee,» as stated in the company's web site, came into question when two independent lab tests commissioned by The Wall Street Journal reportedly determined that the product contains sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS).

After claims of no problems as late as October, Olympus» alleged fraud has been followed in recent months with independent reviews that have been made public, condemning the company's actions.

You can spend up to a year working with legal and financial advisors to meet requirements, such as obtaining an independent appraisal to value the company's stock.

With small - business owners already telling surveyors from the National Federation of Independent Business that poor sales are tied with taxes as the single most important problem they face, the gross domestic product forecast isn't going to bring much good cheer to the owners of small U.S. companWith small - business owners already telling surveyors from the National Federation of Independent Business that poor sales are tied with taxes as the single most important problem they face, the gross domestic product forecast isn't going to bring much good cheer to the owners of small U.S. companwith taxes as the single most important problem they face, the gross domestic product forecast isn't going to bring much good cheer to the owners of small U.S. companies.

Big Idea: Likely to be looking for a new role now that she will be stepping down from Shine, the independent TV production company she founded after a successful but tempestuous spell as No. 2 at her father's U.K. satellite broadcaster BSkyB and then sold to 21st Century Fox in 2011; now being merged with Big Brother - maker Endemol and American Idol producer Core Media; seen as more business - proven than Lachlan and not phone hacking - tainted like James.

In 2003, with $ 80,000 of her settlement as seed money, Schuback launched the company Independent Empowerment to sell the bib and other products customized for the disabled.

CEO Kotick said in a statement, «We should emerge even stronger — an independent company with a best - in - class franchise portfolio and the focus and flexibility to drive long - term shareholder value and expand our leadership position as one of the world's most important entertainment companies... The transactions announced today will allow us to take advantage of attractive financing markets while still retaining more than US$ 3 billion cash on hand to preserve financial stability.»

McAvoy also noted that as an independent media company, The Onion has been «forced to run a tight financial ship,» which has made it difficult for the company to experiment with or invest in new things.

The games stem from the company's new streaming rights deals with outfits such as The Spring League, an independent professional football league comprised of former NFL and Division I college players, as well as USA Football, an NFL - partnered amateur football non-profit.

As we crafted policy in this space, we talked to worker advocates, innovative businesses, and legal experts with the goal of raising wages and standards for independent contractors broadly, providing these workers universally needed benefits as well as a say in obtaining nontraditional benefits, and ensuring that the system would be practicable for participating companieAs we crafted policy in this space, we talked to worker advocates, innovative businesses, and legal experts with the goal of raising wages and standards for independent contractors broadly, providing these workers universally needed benefits as well as a say in obtaining nontraditional benefits, and ensuring that the system would be practicable for participating companieas well as a say in obtaining nontraditional benefits, and ensuring that the system would be practicable for participating companieas a say in obtaining nontraditional benefits, and ensuring that the system would be practicable for participating companies.

Elise is now an independent director serving as Chair of EasyPark, Parking Corporation of Vancouver; and as a director of Enmax Corporation, an Albertan power utility, Great Panther Silver, an international mining company and Westland Insurance Group, an insurance brokerage with a property and casualty insurance subsidiary.

The independent auditors are responsible for performing an independent audit of Goldman Sachs» financial statements and of its internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)(United States) and expressing an opinion as to the conformity of Goldman Sachs» financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles and the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting.

The Audit Committee has met with the internal auditors and independent registered public accounting firm, separately and together, with and without management present, to discuss IBM's financial reporting process and internal accounting controls in addition to other matters required to be discussed by the statement on Auditing Standards No. 16, Communications with Audit Committees, as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), as may be modified or supplemented.

Begun in 1992 as a Bourbon tasting and dinner, The Kentucky Bourbon Festival has grown with the leadership and support of the following distilleries — Barton 1792 Distillery, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Four Roses Distillery, Heaven Hill Brands, Jim Beam, Maker's Mark Distillery, Wild Turkey Distillery, and Woodford Reserve Distillery plus the Independent Stave Company and the Kentucky Distillers» Association.

In a blow to independent contractors for transportation companies seeking to be classified as employees of the firms they work with, a federal district judge in Massachusetts ruled the state's independent - contractor law failed to override a 1994 federal statute pre-empting state regulation of a motor carrier's rates, routes and services.

Beyond the actual gas project and LNG sales, China's state - run shipping conglomerate COSCO has also secured a 50 percent stake in the four LNG shipping carriers serving Yamal.90 Chinese engineers and workers have been deployed to the Yamal Peninsula to help construct surrounding infrastructure, which includes a Chinese - produced polar drilling rig.91 Moreover, a Chinese oil and gas rig producer now provides Russia with about 60 percent of its imported oil rig supplies, indicating that China is becoming a dominant player in this sphere.92 Chinese media recently hailed Yamal as an example of China's construction and engineering prowess and a symbol of its transformation into an Arctic player.93 In return for China stepping into support the project, senior officials from Novatek, the main shareholder of the project, announced that the first LNG shipment would symbolically go to China.94 But a British subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas purchased the first shipment of Yamal LNG and sold it to France's Engie, which then shipped the cargo to its Boston import facility for American use.95 Western sanctions on Novatek, Russia's largest independent national gas producer and a company with close ties to the Kremlin, made Yamal's pivot to China possible, as sanctions forced Russia to find an alternative source of investment and technology.

Executive Management Bonus Plan, (4) «For» ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2010, and (5) in accordance with the best judgment of the persons named in the proxy card on any other matters that should properly be brought before the Annual Meeting.

The NYSE Listed Company Rules define specific relationships that disqualify directors from being independent and further require that for a director to qualify as independent, the Board must affirmatively determine that the director has no material relationship with our cCompany Rules define specific relationships that disqualify directors from being independent and further require that for a director to qualify as independent, the Board must affirmatively determine that the director has no material relationship with our companycompany.

Mr. Kwauk is currently a senior consultant of Motorola Solutions (China) Co., Ltd. and serves as an independent non-executive director of Thunder Power Co. Ltd., a Taiwan company with its shares traded on Taiwan's Gre Tai Securities Market; Sinosoft Technology Group Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, of which Mr. Kwauk is also the chairman of its audit committee; and several private companies.

Principal Financial executives made clear last week that the company would not accept any fiduciary obligation in connection with distributors in the independent channel as the company doesn't sell its retirement plans or retirement plan advice on a direct basis.

«We should emerge even stronger — an independent company with a best - in - class franchise portfolio and the focus and flexibility to drive long - term shareholder value and expand our leadership position as one of the world's most important entertainment companies.»

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic oCompany Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic ocompany; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic ocompany given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

The Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2014, the firm's judgments as to the acceptability and quality of FedEx's accounting principles and such other matters as are required to be discussed with the Audit Committee under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)(the «PCAOB»), including those matters required to be discussed by Auditing Standard No. 16, Communications with Audit Committees.

Entries from That Boutique - y Whisky Company seemed to go down a treat with the Wizards of Whisky judges, as they scooped up 6 awards in the Independent Bottlers category!

Stockholders and other interested parties who wish to communicate with the Board, including the Lead Director or the non-management or independent directors as a group, may send either (i) an email to [email protected] or (ii) a letter to Wells Fargo & Company, P.O. Box 63750, San Francisco, CA 94163.

Among other matters, the audit committee evaluates the independent auditors» qualifications, independence and performance; determines the engagement of the independent auditors; reviews and approves the scope of the annual audit and the audit fee; discusses with management and the independent auditors the results of the annual audit and the review of our quarterly financial statements; approves the retention of the independent auditors to perform any proposed permissible non-audit services; monitors the rotation of partners of the independent auditors on the company's engagement team as required by law; reviews our critical accounting policies and estimates; oversees our internal audit function and annually reviews the audit committee charter and the committee's performance.

As previously disclosed, the Company has retained Mr. Watford as the Chairman of its Board of Directors (the «Board»), along with each of its pre-emergence independent, non-executive board members, including Dr. W. Charles Helton, its Lead Independent Director, Stephen J. McDaniel, Roger A. Brown, and Michael J. KeeffAs previously disclosed, the Company has retained Mr. Watford as the Chairman of its Board of Directors (the «Board»), along with each of its pre-emergence independent, non-executive board members, including Dr. W. Charles Helton, its Lead Independent Director, Stephen J. McDaniel, Roger A. Brown, and Michael J. Keeffas the Chairman of its Board of Directors (the «Board»), along with each of its pre-emergence independent, non-executive board members, including Dr. W. Charles Helton, its Lead Independent Director, Stephen J. McDaniel, Roger A. Brown, and Michaelindependent, non-executive board members, including Dr. W. Charles Helton, its Lead Independent Director, Stephen J. McDaniel, Roger A. Brown, and MichaelIndependent Director, Stephen J. McDaniel, Roger A. Brown, and Michael J. Keeffe.

«When we speak with company management and independent directors, we emphasize diversity and inclusion as key components of corporate culture and strategy,» he said.

As government insiders continue to run the company, institutional shareholders are likely to keep close tabs on their votes to ensure that they support independent, external candidates — something that can be difficult to manage with Brazil's complex proxy voting rules and last - minute nominations.

Yahoo's board is expected to evaluate the offers over the next week or two and decide whether to proceed with a transaction that would end Yahoo's 20 - year run as an independent, publicly traded company.

LONDON / SYDNEY (Reuters)- Royal Dutch Shell on Monday sold its entire stake in Australia's largest independent oil and gas company Woodside Petroleum Ltd for $ 2.7 billion as it pushes ahead with its vast disposal program.

Vikram has gained extensive private sector experience in the field of International Marketing, having worked with auto component manufacturer handling South Asia region and in the field of Consulting as Director of an Independent company.

Oil Search chief executive Peter Botten described the upgrade as «an excellent result» and noted the independent estimate by certifiers Netherland, Sewell & Associates is broadly in line with the Port Moresby - based company's internal estimates.

Just as banks choose to do business with Ripple and not employ XRP, so too is XRP independent of its parent company.

In challenging their status as independent contractors, Lyft's drivers were unable to bring a class action lawsuit against the app company thanks to an arbitration clause contained in their contract with Lyft.

The Board believes that the most effective Board leadership structure for the Company at the present time is for the CEO to serve as Chairman of the Board in conjunction with the appointment of a Lead Independent Director as described below.

The corporate research firm classified just three of the company's 11 board members as independent, noting that «many directors hold interlocking directorships with companies largely controlled by dominant shareholder John Malone,» who is the chairman of Liberty Media Corp..

These responsibilities include: (i) fostering processes that allow the Board to function independently of management and encouraging open and effective communication between the Board and management of the Company; (ii) providing input to the Chairman on behalf of the independent Directors with respect to Board agendas; (iii) presiding at all meetings of the Board at which the Chairman is not present, as well as regularly scheduled executive sessions of independent Directors; (iv) in the case of a conflict of interest involving a Director, if appropriate, asking the conflicted Director to leave the room during discussion concerning such matter and, if appropriate, asking such Director to recuse him or herself from voting on the relevant matter; (v) communicating with the Chairman and the CEO, as appropriate, regarding meetings of the independent Directors and resources and information necessary for the Board to effectively carry out its duties and responsibilities; (vi) serving as liaison between the Chairman and the independent Directors; (vii) being available to Directors who have concerns that can not be addressed through the Chairman; (viii) having the authority to call meetings of the independent Directors; and (ix) performing other functions as may reasonably be requested by the Board or the Chairman.

The Board has determined that nine of our 11 current Directors (or 82 %) are «independent directors» within the meaning of applicable regulatory and stock exchange requirements in Canada and the United States, as none of them have a material relationship with the Company that could interfere with their exercise of independent judgment.

The Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of the Company's Chief Executive Officer, evaluating the performance of the Chief Executive Officer and, either as a committee or together with the other independent members of the Board, determining and approving the compensation level for the Chief Executive Officer.

As a leader, you know the company's policy: (and it should be this:) any allegation that is considered «serious» shall result in suspension with pay, until the independent investigation is closed.