Sentences with phrase «board governance structures»

While districts under control of mayors such as New York City and Chicago can count on the considerable political heft of municipal chief executives (and in the case of the Big Apple, the wallet of Mayor Michael Bloomberg) to beat back traditionalists in Albany and Springfield, districts with traditional school board governance structures often have few tools at their disposal against NEA and AFT locals with waning - but - still - more considerable political influence in statehouse corridors.

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Northwest and Ethical Investments, a Toronto firm, may seek a proxy vote to prevent the co-CEOs from also serving as co-chairmen of the board of directors if RIM's board can't provide adequate justification for the governance structure by the end of January.

«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.

He is a partner of ValueAct Capital, a governance - oriented investment fund that invests in a concentrated portfolio of public companies and works actively with executives and boards of directors on issues of strategy, capital structure, mergers and acquisitions, and talent management.

In addition, as part of our governance review and succession planning, the Board (led by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee) evaluates our leadership structure to ensure that it remains the optimal structure for Tesla, reviews the composition, size and performance of the Board and its committees, evaluates individual Board members, and identifies and evaluates candidates for election or re-election to governance review and succession planning, the Board (led by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee) evaluates our leadership structure to ensure that it remains the optimal structure for Tesla, reviews the composition, size and performance of the Board and its committees, evaluates individual Board members, and identifies and evaluates candidates for election or re-election to Governance Committee) evaluates our leadership structure to ensure that it remains the optimal structure for Tesla, reviews the composition, size and performance of the Board and its committees, evaluates individual Board members, and identifies and evaluates candidates for election or re-election to the Board.

We believe the corporate governance measures noted above demonstrate that our Board has embraced independence, and our shareholders have recognized the effectiveness of our current Board leadership structure by re-electing our Chairman, the Lead Independent Director, and other Board members each year.

The Company's corporate governance structure, with its strong emphasis on Board independence, makes an absolute independent chairman requirement unnecessary.

Dalton et al. (1998)(reviewing 31 studies of board leadership structure and finding «little evidence of systematic governance structure / financial performance relationships») and Rhoades et al. (2001)(meta - analysis of 22 independent samples across 5,271 companies indicates that independent leadership structure has a significant impact on performance, but this impact varies with context).

Boards of directors should be free to select the governance structures optimal for their unique firm without having corporate governance activists putting them in a straight jacket.

For most corporations, the basic governance structure is this: shareholders vote for, and hence empower, a board of directors, who then have a fiduciary responsibility to look out for shareholders» interests.

We believe this structure of a separate Executive Chairman of our board of directors and Chief Executive Officer, combined with a Lead Independent Director, reinforces the independence of our board of directors as a whole and results in an effective balancing of responsibilities, experience and independent perspective that meets the current corporate governance needs and oversight responsibilities of our board of directors.

corporate governance structure, with its strong emphasis on Board independence, makes an absolute independent chairman requirement unnecessary.

Consequently, at the 2016 AGM, Toshiba completed a total overhaul of its board of directors, including the appointment of a new chair and CEO, and a pledge for greater transparency in order to reform the company's governance structure.

Ira Kay, a founder of compensation - consulting firm Pay Governance, has made a career out of advising executives and boards on compensation issues; he argues that existing compensation structures are generally fair and driven by market forces.

Greenlight discussed its plan privately with GM for a number of months but went public after the board dismissed the plan citing a number of concerns, including valuation uncertainty, the potential to jeopardize GM's investment grade credit rating, a lack of established market demand and governance conflicts associated with a dual - class structure.

Mr. Goh stated that the purpose of the proposals was to achieve a suitable corporate governance structure in the company at the board level for the «Maximization of the Shareholder value».

We believe that independent and effective oversight of Oracle's business and affairs is maintained through the composition of our Board, the leadership of our independent directors and Board committees and our governance structures and processes already in place.

Interviewed by Canadian Business for «Myths and Reality: Board Culture — not structure — is what ultimately creates good corporate governance» August 13 - 27, 2007, 60 - 63.

The Board provides stewardship of the organisation and the industry through sound governance, structure, and a commitment to informed strategic planning and oversight.

That's why we need a new majority share holder, because getting rid of Wenger means setting up a whole new board structure, no one will come in and take all Wenger's responsibilities, and Kroenke won't sanction setting up proper governance.

UVWS has a three-fold governance structure, comprised of a Governance Council, Pedagogical Leadership Core Group, and a Board ofgovernance structure, comprised of a Governance Council, Pedagogical Leadership Core Group, and a Board ofGovernance Council, Pedagogical Leadership Core Group, and a Board of Trustees.

As the Board of Trustees, we serve in one realm of the threefold governance structure in Waldorf schools.

City Hall has also said they expect a renewed Board of Education to cost the city $ 125 million to $ 160 million annually, to account for the cost of creating new positions under the new governance structure and the expense of holding school board electBoard of Education to cost the city $ 125 million to $ 160 million annually, to account for the cost of creating new positions under the new governance structure and the expense of holding school board electboard elections.

If we can make changes in the governance structures to enable that, I'm on board.

Call on the NY State legislature to pass a Peoples Board of Education bill before June 2015 when Mayoral Control is scheduled to either be reinstated or replaced by some other school governance structure.

The board, made up of 13 members appointed by the mayor and borough president, is part of the governance structure of the DOE.

A new LTER governance structure is approved by the LTER Coordinating Committee, consisting of a Science Council and an Executive Board

I've got to believe that it's something about the structure of the charter sector — its governance by mission - driven boards instead of local politicians; its ability to recruit and retain educators that share a vision rather than a collective bargaining agreement (and conventional preparation and certification); its sense of urgency driven by accountability to authorizers and funders — that makes the difference.

Sheldon Silver, the speaker of the legislature's lower house, announced on Feb. 15 the proposed elimination of the current board structure by 2000 as part of an overall plan to reorganize the governance of the nation's largest school system.

If governing boards keep this description in mind then it should help them adopt structures and practices to ensure more effective governance.

The paradigm shift must include a new look at governance at all levels — school boards, mayoral control, etc. — looking at the best structure to support our agents of change.

And, unlike more loosely organized school networks, CMOs manage their schools directly, either under contract to a school board of trustees or under a fully integrated governance structure (in states where single charter school boards can operate multiple schools or campuses).

After weeks of wrangling over how to structure the District of Columbia's school governance, a series of 11th - hour disapprovals and dashed agreements left frustrated city officials little closer last week to rebuilding their school board than they were when the effort began.

You wouldn't think that Louis R. Maldonado, the president of Community School Board 12 in the South Bronx, would have much nice to say about New York City's new school governance structure.

We have branches in all states and territories and a strong governance structure with a national board of directors and a professional operations team at the national office.

In Canada, the government of New Brunswick abolished elected school boards in 1996 in favor of a corporate governance structure that gave absolute power to the Minister of Education.

It is my hope that legislators will take the time to find out the actual facts behind the governance structure of public education and the advantages Utah has with an elected and independent State Board of Education before they vote on any of these proposals.

One of the central questions for the district is the structure of governance: the Magnolia network runs its 11 schools under an «umbrella model,» using a single, tax - exempt non-profit status, under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and one governing board.

The Zone is characterized by a unique board - based governance structure, which facilitates implementation of increased autonomies at the school level outside of standard district systems.

Replicating Great Schools Developing a Green - Lighting Process; Developing a Leadership Pipeline; Solidifying Your Model before Replicating; Lessons Learned from Other Replications; Board Development; Overcoming Obstacles to Replications; Governance Structure for Successful Replications

The difference is that magnet schools remain under the authority of the school district governance structure, whereas charter schools are independently operated public schools.40 Finally, local school boards may view charters as competition and may unduly reject applications.

Fulton school district staff cited poor governance that «resulted in the default on a $ 19 million bond, a self - perpetuating board membership structure that has been dominated by individuals who did not represent the community,» and a «general lack of transparency.»

Major goals for the Board of Directors include carrying out all requirements for becoming a 501c3 charitable organization under federal tax law, including establishing a permanent governance structure.

Does corporate governance, such as board structure, ownership and accounting, promote good corporate behavior?

RIM's June 30, 2011 press release detailing the compromise outlined the formation of a Committee of independent directors to «study» the issues, «determine the business necessity» for Messrs. Balsillie and Lazaridis as Co-CEOs to have Board titles, «propose and provide a rationale for a recommended governance structure for RIM» and to report by January 31, 2012.

The students claim that they will hold the space until the Cooper Union administration meets a series of demands, including a public commitment that the school will pursue no new tuition increases, structural changes to the board of trustees and the school's governance structures, and the removal of President Jamshed Bharucha.

She advises clients on a wide variety of corporate governance matters, including director independence, board and committee structures, proxy disclosure, shareholder proposals, board leadership structures, shareholder relationships and the impact of proxy advisory services.

The Elders Council plays a vital role within the structure of the Centre and provides input to many aspects of our operations and governance, as well as having a seat on our Board of Directors.

The appointment of the new Board was done in conjunction with a review and update of CanLII's governance structure, a project initiated in 2008.

Head of Real Estate & Commercial, Michael Lunjevich and JOP Law expert, Brent Baldwin of law firm Hadef & Partners briefed over 100 delegates on topics including: how to deal effectively with developers during the transitional period; current options for recovery of service charges; considerations in choosing an Owners» Association manager; managing Boards and Owners» Associations and voluntary governance regimes; issues to consider when thinking about structures for your community; and responsibilities and liabilities of Board members.