Sentences with phrase «by company boards»

Even though the announcement indicated that this change in direction had yet to be reflected in any real actions other than a discussion by the company board of directors, NextGen's share price jumped 22 %.

The reason to renew the plan can be different from the reasons when plan got lapsed or became paid up, based on the current underwriting by the company board.

Not exact matches

Times editorial board member Elizabeth Williamson writes that wealthier tech employees seem to support Clinton; meanwhile, those living in «a less glamorous Silicon Valley, inhabited by brainy young people whose long hours power the big companies and whose college debt is so heavy that some of them can't even qualify for a credit card» are «feeling the Bern.»

British bank Barclays recently started issuing exchange - traded notes on the NYSE Arca exchange (similar to ETFs, only they are derivatives guaranteed by the bank rather than invested in the underlying securities) that track a Women in Leadership index of U.S. companies whose CEOs are women or whose boards are at least one - quarter female.

This is why, when the Twitter board of directors assemble on Thursday, they will discuss the possibility of selling the San Francisco company, according to a report this week by Recode.

By replacing the directors — who presumably would side with Dauman — Redstone and his daughter Shari, who serves as Viacom's vice-chair, have given themselves a solid majority of the company's 11 - member board, aimed at withstanding even a challenge to Redstone's mental capacity.

Since women make up just 15.9 % of the board seats of Canada's 500 largest companies by revenue according to advocacy group Catalyst, investors looking to apply a gender - lens strategy may find better pickings south of the border.

And, if approved by the companies» boards and federal regulators, the corporate marriage has the potential transform the way the health industry does business and how millions of Americans receive their medical care.

The company faces six shareholder proposals, including a measure that would require the board chairman and chief executive roles to be held by separate persons.

The lead investor may negotiate better terms, defend against unfair dilution by negotiating with venture capitalists during follow - on financing, mentor the company and represent small investors on the board,» says Nick Tommarello, the co-founder and CEO of crowdfunding platform WeFunder, in a letter to the Committee of Financial Services shared with Entrepreneur.

Today's appointment by Independence Group of its first female board member has taken it off the list of ASX200 companies lacking female representation on their boards, although four other Western Australian businesses remain among those still to adopt gender diversity at board level.

The announcement comes the day after Lending Club's founder and chief executive Renaud LaPlanche was forced to step down by his own board, following alleged improprieties around some of his company's marketplace loans to businesses and individuals.

Former Bunnings managing director John Gillam has been named as the incoming chairman of building products company CSR while Macmahon Holdings has bolstered its board by recruiting former Alcoa executive Kim Horne.

Boards shouldn't assume that situations are broadly applicable but by introducing views from experience across many companies this should give executives ideas they may not have seen on their own.

Domestically, the company has also launched mobile boarding passes which further facilitates the process of flying by eliminating paper printouts and waiting in long check - in lines at the airport.

Former Bunnings managing director John Gillam has been named as the incoming chairman of building products company CSR while Macmahon Holdings has bolstered its board by recruiting former Alcoa of Australia executive Kim Horne.

That plan was later scrapped by the board amid shareholder pressure, though he still has effective control of the company.

The Morgan Stanley presentation was requested by Founders and Board to have options for review and informed the decision - making process for all — and everyone agreed with the decision that the company would not go public in 2018.»

Southwest even creates other reminders that there are humans in the company by still using manual boards in airports to post flight numbers and other information instead of using digital screens.

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Judge slams deception by Hardie board Ten former directors and executives of building materials group James Hardie have been found to have breached their duties by making misleading statements about the firm's ability to pay asbestos compensation, in a decision that has wide - ranging implications for company boards.

According to not - for - profit Catalyst, about 20 percent of board seats at S&P 500 companies are held by women.

What probably will make a difference is whether the board — which last fall paid out a $ 300 million special dividend to shareholders — accepts the offer by Arthur T. Demoulas to acquire the 50.5 percent stake in the $ 4.6 billion company now controlled by his cousin Arthur S. Demoulas and other family members.

The numbers have nudged up from 15.9 % in 2013, when Catalyst Canada surveyed the number of women on Financial Post 500 boards, and new comply - or - explain regulations initiated by the Ontario Securities Commission will likely push the statistics higher now that companies are required to disclose female representation on boards and in senior management.

By day, I reported on risk to a board of directors for a $ 2 billion US company.

He is an activist investor and has been able to influence a number of companies by getting board members appointed.

Less than 7 percent of private tech company board seats are held by women.

In terms of in - store innovations, the company made a big splash last year by launching and then heavily hyping two stores — a massive 140,000 - square - foot Canadian Tire in south Edmonton and a Sport Chek in midtown Toronto — that came fully loaded with all manner of screens, simulators and other forms of digital eye candy, including interactive video walls, window shopping using glass screens that display products, and community boards that give customers access to local sports clinics, league registrations and fitness classes.

The transaction was unanimously approved by the board of directors of both companies and is expected to close in the second half of 2018, if it's approved by regulators and shareholders.

Even when comparing the sexes with the same job title at the same company and using similar education and experience, the gender pay gap persists across the board: Men earned 2.4 percent more than women on average, down slightly from last year, according to a study by salary - tracking website PayScale.

During the first quarter of 2018, the company repurchased approximately 0.4 million shares for approximately $ 30 million related to the $ 500 million share repurchase authorization approved by the company's board of directors in February 2017.

Recently, Equilar, a research firm that focuses on board recruitment, put together a Gender Diversity Index and predicts that the board of directors on the Russell 3000 list — the 3000 largest companies based in the United States — will achieve parity, with a membership made up of 50 percent women and 50 percent men, by the fourth quarter of 2055.

Some of the largest companies in the US are speaking out against a proposal by Bats, the stock exchange recently acquired by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, to shake up end - of - day trading.

At the White House's first United States of Women Summit in 2016, Buffett confessed that he only thought to put a woman on the Berkshire Hathaway board in 2003 — nearly 40 years after taking over the company — by the suggestion of his wife Susie.

At least one portfolio company has reacted: Havenly, a startup backed by Binary, reportedly asked Caldbeck to step down as a board observer.

Looking at the number of options awarded by S&P 500 companies for the roughly two decades between 1992 and 2010, they found about 20 % of the time boards simply kept the number of options they granted to their top executive the same from one year to the next.

Apple's board is against a proposal by investor Antonio Avian Maldonado II that recommends the company boost diversity of its board and senior management staff, according to Quartz.

The new research shows that something different has been happening: Boards have been allowing CEO pay to climb ever higher by offering executives the same number of options year in and year out, regardless of company stock prices.

A Facebook memo by Zuckerberg to employees was recently leaked in which the company founder answered internal «concerns» about board member Peter Thiel's support of the Republican candidate.

By law, labor receives board representation at all but the smallest German companies.

After witnessing a 95 % decline in the pharmaceutical company's share price amid a series of scandals, Valeant's board, led by former shareholder and hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, smartly tied Papa's compensation to a recovery in the stock price.

Narodick, a late - blooming entrepreneur (she will turn 50 this year), was recruited by an exasperated board to come in and finally take the company (it will turn 25 this year) somewhere.

When unusual transfers of funds take place in either direction between you and your company, keep records that explain the transaction — whether it's a bonus that was voted upon by the board or a loan, in which case you'll want to document its terms.»

His hard - charging style aided Uber's rise, but ultimately undermined his effectiveness as CEO, leading to his removal by the company's board of directors.

He was repeatedly grilled by a shareholder about what he saw is a misalignment of interests with the board and management who owned few shares in the company.

But Wasson's credibility took another blow when the board opted against an inversion, in which the company would have moved its headquarters to Switzerland and bolstered after - tax earnings by an estimated $ 600 million.

The board, too, has been restructured, with nearly half the members having been appointed by KKR, Pessina, or activist investor JANA Partners, which ended up with two seats and the right to veto a third after buying just 1 % of the company.

She has been featured in The New York Times and was recently named the # 1 woman Silicon Valley tech companies should be naming to their boards by Business Insider.

When connected by Bluetooth to the company's iOS or Android app, the bindings report back in real - time details like where you're distributing your weight on the board, your acceleration and center of gravity.

So it's the job of the board to secure the company's future by focusing on more distant horizons.