Sentences with phrase «boards of major companies»

So why do men tend to dominate the political scene, the boards of major companies etc?

Byron has served CEOs and Boards of major companies in Australia, North America, the UK, Middle East and Asia.

Up until now, researchers weren't able to quantify the impact diverse boards had on businesses because there weren't enough women sitting on boards of major companies, according to the firm.

Not exact matches

Xerox — CEO Jeff Jacobson and most of the company's board will step down as part of a settlement with major Xerox shareholders Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason.

The board of iron ore miner Pluton Resources has regained control of the company after its major shareholder, General Nice Resources, retired KordaMentha as receivers yesterday.

Women are being appointed to ASX200 boards at a faster rate than ever, but a number of major Western Australian companies remain without any female representation on their boards.

It is planning a major overhaul of its board and management, sources close to the company told Reuters last week.

GE said nine of the company's directors will stand for re-election including major shareholder Trian Fund Management's Edward Garden, who was appointed to GE's board in October.

The boards of some major US and Australian companies have responded to shareholder activism by becoming more active in their pursuit of best practice.

In a normal company, the board of directors and major investors would have been all over the situation.

You can sit on a major board of directors and not know anything about the company, its industry or even know how to read a financial statement.

Xerox (XRX) CEO Jeff Jacobson and most of the company's board will step down as part of a settlement with major Xerox shareholders Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason.

When an individual purchases a common stock of a company, he receives one vote per stock to elect board members or decide on major decisions for the company.

Uber is in the midst of navigating a major upheaval, with Tuesday's resignation of its CEO Travis Kalanick and the shuffling of key board members, but this lawsuit could prove to be the company's biggest threat.

It is also a major player in real estate, with a stake in the Related Companies, a seat on the board of Blackstone Group's real estate funds and a property portfolio spanning Europe and the U.S. Come May, it will own a new trophy: the Sony Building at 550 Madison Avenue.

In «real» ownership, they argue, the owners control their assets by determining such things as who runs the company, who sits on the Board of Directors, when major corporate decisions are made that might impact the future of the company, and so on.

YES indeed, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recently appointed a woman as one of the board members of its major company and the world's top oil company «Aramco», the oil fields of...

Shares of Sears Holdings (SHLD) traded lower, after a major shareholder announced plans to leave the company's board of directors.

It has since emerged major institutions had threatened to lodge a protest vote at the annual meeting, where a majority of the company's nine - person board was seeking election or re-election.

Former CEO and Board Director of the World Gold Council and investment banker with James Capel, Nikko, and Lazard, Haruko has served on the boards of a number of major international companies, including AB Volvo, and is a Non-Executive Director of several public companies.

Singapore Exchange (SGX) has begun quoting ADRs of 19 major Asian companies on its new GlobalQuote board.

Elmar also serves on the board on a number of major asset management companies in Switzerland.

To additionally safeguard their investments, VC firms take an active role in the businesses they invest in, typically supplying a board member and involving themselves in all important management decisions, including exercising veto rights over issues such as the sale of the company, additional financing, major business expenditures, etc..

In the wake of Tribune Publishing's blockbuster announcements that it has rejected a sweetened buyout offer from rival Gannett Co. and brought L.A. billionaire Patrick Soon - Shiong on board as an investor, one of the company's major shareholders is...

The showdown also marks the first time in recent memory shareholders of a major oil and gas company have been given a choice of directors between what the company wants and what the dissident group wants (it is pushing for four of its nominees to be voted to the board).

Treasury chairman Paul Rayner told shareholders he believed the board had done the right thing in terminating talks with private equity bidders earlier this year, with «clear feedback» from almost every major shareholder that a price of $ 5.20 per share undervalued the company.

Paper Packaging Canada, an association representing the major packaging mill companies in Canada and the major converters of that paper and board into packaging grade products, announced on January 18, 2011 its new Board of Direcboard into packaging grade products, announced on January 18, 2011 its new Board of DirecBoard of Directors.

Rob Woolley has stepped down as chairman of TasFoods, days after quitting the board of Bellamy's Australia, following threats by major shareholder Jan Cameron of another requisition, as their bitter months» long fight over control of organic baby formula maker spills over to the agricultural company.

Schaafsma, who has steered the company through major restructuring since he joined the company in 2012, announced to the board that he would not remain in the role at the conclusion of Champ's ownership of the company, but agreed to stay on during its IPO listing in order to ensure succession planning was put in place.

Unfortunately the only people that can remove him is the ones that put him in charge of arsenal and the only way the board will move against wenger is when he does not meet their expectations, have you heard any one of the board members come out and say fourth is not acceptable, for several years he has guarantee the board money from the champions league, they also have several agreements or contract signed with major companies, all that points to money coming back to the board.

One such beneficiaries of the scheme is White Stone Foods Company Limited; a major importer of frozen foods in the country, owned by a known financier of the ruling NPP, a council of State member, who has also been placed on the Ghana Ports and Habour Authority (GPHA) board, Eunice Jacqueline Buah.

Put simply, if the proportion of women in the Cabinet, on major company boards etc is increased, this will entail the appointment of women who are less well - qualified than the best male candidates for such positions.

State Republican Chairman Ed Cox spoke last night, speaking with the knowledge of a board member with a major company in the field and with millions of dollars in investments in fracking companies.

The PAC, which counts the Related Companies, Brookfield Office Properties and Fisher Brothers among its major donors, raised $ 6.8 million in contributions this year and spent $ 3.4 million as of Sept. 1, the city's Campaign Finance Board reported.

With funding from the Alberta Cancer Board, the National Science and Engineering Research Council, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, and the Alberta Innovation and Science Research Investment Program, the University of Alberta (UA) in Edmonton has become a major center of nanotechnology research and has fostered the spin - off and growth of a host of companies.

And in Australia, the environment minister is investigating claims that members of a board responsible for protecting the Great Barrier Reef have financial ties to companies that could benefit from a major port expansion.

He has consulted for three major pharmaceutical companies and is currently on the scientific advisory boards of two small biotech firms.

In addition to his involvement with the Burnham Companies, he has been active as a board member of several major corporations and 16 firms, in total.

In 2013, a major stake in Organic Avenue, 70 %, was sold to investment firm Weld North, and Evans joined the company's board of directors.

SparkNetworks is referring to Osmium, a major stockholder (14.1 % of the company) seeking to replace a majority of the Board.

Rob Corddry steps in as a buddy who helps the duo during their frantic search and, according to The Wrap, Jack Black is on board as well to cameo as the CEO of a major porn company.

Former D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson violated the city's ethics rules when she solicited a donation from a major food service contractor shortly after a whistleblower lawsuit accused the company of swindling millions of dollars from the school system, according to a ruling from the D.C.'s Board of Ethics and Government Accountability.

The President of Venture Philanthropy Partners (VPP) not only serves on the Board of Friendship Schools, but the education reform investment company has also played a major role in funding Friendship Schools and its aggressive expansion plans.

Spearheaded by David Coleman, these workgroups were staffed almost entirely by employees of major testing companies like the ACT and the College Board, accountability and school - choice advocacies like America's Choice, Student Achievement Partners, and the Hoover Institute, as well as employees of Achieve Inc. itself.

Yet 37 days have passed since the failure of Viprinex, «the sole major asset of the Company,» without the Board communicating or enacting a plan designed to maximize shareholder value through the dissolution and liquidation of NTI assets.

The Consumer Finance Protection Board (CFPB) maintains a list of consumer reporting companies that includes contact information for some of the major employment screening companies.

Northstar Neuroscience, Inc., (NASDAQ: NSTR), a medical device company developing therapies for the treatment of major depressive disorder, today announced that its Board of Directors has determined, in its best business judgment after consideration of potential strategic alternatives, that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to liquidate the Company's assets and to dissolve the Ccompany developing therapies for the treatment of major depressive disorder, today announced that its Board of Directors has determined, in its best business judgment after consideration of potential strategic alternatives, that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to liquidate the Company's assets and to dissolve the CCompany and its shareholders to liquidate the Company's assets and to dissolve the CCompany's assets and to dissolve the CompanyCompany.

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According to the company's board, this is designed to protect the interest of all shareholders in case of a major investor who would try to acquire remaining shares without offering a «decent price».»

The members of the board of the Geneva Association consist of representatives from over a dozen major, prestigious companies from throughout the world.