Sentences with phrase «companies on corporate governance»

She also routinely advises boards of directors, audit committees, and companies on corporate governance and compliance matters, including the design of strategies, policies and procedures to mitigate risk.

Mr. Smith also focuses on counseling public and private Pennsylvania companies on corporate governance and transactional matters.

Our banking group counsels boards of directors of banks, thrifts and holding companies on corporate governance issues.

«The whole rationale for giving larger bonuses and larger payouts to executives is that their total pay package is supposed to be riskier than that of the average worker,» says Eleanor Bloxham, president of the Value Alliance, a group that advises companies on corporate governance.

Not exact matches

Earlier this year, for example, Judy Zaichkowsky of Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business published a study indicating that the presence of just one woman on a company's board resulted in significantly higher standards of corporate governance (which has an established correlation to better financial performance).

She held various senior positions at Petro - Canada until she left the company in 1991, going on to serve on numerous corporate boards and start a governance consulting firm.

Constituent companies are chosen based on their score on two sets of measures: a quantitative assessment consisting of their return on equity, balance sheet accruals ratio and financial leverage ratio; and a qualitative score derived from management's responses to a survey about such topics as corporate governance, risk and crisis management, customer relationships and tax strategies.

Attached to the letter was a list of practices they called «common sense corporate governance principles» that amounted to a basic outline of a code many U.S. public companies today already either agree with or live by, or both, including issues of who sits on the board, the kinds of topics the board should discuss, and the adoption of proxy access.

She has more than 20 years of experience advising Fortune 500 companies on significant corporate transactions, governance matters, securities, compliance, risk management, audit, and litigation matters.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist, or even a corporate governance expert, to understand that having a former Ontario premier on a company's board can offer plenty of potential upside, especially for an Ontario - based auto parts maker such as Magna International.

The argument that companies should split their chairman and CEO jobs to strengthen corporate governance is «the dumbest idea in the world,» former GE boss Jack Welch told CNBC on Tuesday.

«It doesn't really change the landscape significantly other than insulate companies from lawsuits,» said Yaron Nili, a law professor at the University of Wisconsin who focuses on corporate governance.

On April 17, 2018, I wrote to the board, seeking to restore the Company's reputation by reforming its corporate governance and reconstituting a majority of the board of directors.

As I interpret the oath as a commitment to bad corporate governance, companies that employ those who sign the oath as top executives should disclose this on the first page of their website.

Investors and non-investors alike can witness history, live, as Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett and his right - hand man Charlie Munger share their unscripted views on the company, the markets, the economy, corporate governance, and a lot more.

The AEC's charter, a copy of which is available on the Company's website, www.wellsfargo.com (select «About Us,» then «Corporate Governance»), sets forth the AEC's purposes and responsibilities.

Mr. Shea is well qualified to serve as a director due to his experience in public and private company governance and private equity, including his service on numerous corporate boards and on audit and compensation committees, including his experience with Hennessy I and Hennessy II.

The Board has adopted and reviews on an on - going basis corporate governance guidelines for the company, which further strengthen Valeant's platform.

In addition, his current service on other public company boards of directors provides us with important perspectives on corporate governance matters.

Mr. Bell is well qualified to serve as director due to his experience in public and private company governance and accounting, including his service on audit, nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees, including his experience with Hennessy I and Hennessy II.

From 2001 through 2015, he served as a director of IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX), a global industrial company with key growth platforms in Fluid Metering Technology and Health & Science Technology segments, where he chaired the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Audit Committee and served on the Compensation Committee.

So increasing focus on shareholder - friendly corporate governance, the rising clout of activist investors and the robust market for corporate control are all manifestations of the fact that shareholders want big companies to give them back their cash, and that companies are increasingly willing to do so.

Corporate Governance of Political Expenditures: 2011 Benchmark Report on S&P 500 Companiesfinds that corporate accountability and disclosure of political expenditures is on the upswing, with the boards of 31 % of S&P 500 companies now explicitly overseeing such spending, compared to 23 %Corporate Governance of Political Expenditures: 2011 Benchmark Report on S&P 500 Companiesfinds that corporate accountability and disclosure of political expenditures is on the upswing, with the boards of 31 % of S&P 500 companies now explicitly overseeing such spending, compared to 23 %corporate accountability and disclosure of political expenditures is on the upswing, with the boards of 31 % of S&P 500 companies now explicitly overseeing such spending, compared to 23 % in 2010.

«I think the CSA will start with a soft - glove approach and evolve to more iron - hand in a few years,» says Paul Gryglewicz, managing partner of Global Governance Advisors, a Toronto firm that advises company boards and senior managers on corporate government and executive pay issues.

His many years of experience helping companies shape and implement strategy provide Zillow Group's board of directors with unique perspectives on matters such as risk management, corporate governance, talent selection and leadership development.

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

We approach our portfolio companies with a focus on developing a strategic growth plan, supplemented with our financial expertise and operational best practices, all underpinned by disciplined corporate governance.

For example, there are environmentally focused funds, funds that concentrate their efforts on finding companies who have sound corporate governance policies, others that look at the impact a business has on society as a whole, and this is just to name a few.

In the corporate world, Congress responded to the financial crisis by enacting the Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform Act, which among other things imposed various governance requirements on all publicly traded companies.

Effective on June 16, 2015, the Corporate Governance Committee and the Board of Directors of the Company amended and restated the Code to, among other things, reflect the following amendments: (1) added a new Whistleblower Exception provision under the Confidentiality section; (2) modified the provision regarding Protection of Covered Persons to clarify that such protections apply to any Covered Person who provides information or makes other disclosures that are protected under whistleblower provisions; and (3) updated the policy reference to the Franklin Templeton Investments Social Media Guidelines Policy.

Having previously worked across the corporate governance, equities research, private equity and strategy consulting sectors, Michael now advises ASX boards and senior managers on governance - related matters and in the execution of corporate actions and vote - related company meetings, including shareholder activism campaigns and proxy battles both in Australia and abroad.

On Saturday, Barron's featured our research on a recent long idea and the company's strong corporate governancOn Saturday, Barron's featured our research on a recent long idea and the company's strong corporate governancon a recent long idea and the company's strong corporate governance.

Richard LeBlanc, corporate governance professor at York University joins BNN to provide perspective on the Steve Wynn misconduct claims, what could be next for Wynn Resorts, and the company board's role in all of this.

Many directors also have experience serving as executive officers, or on boards of directors and board committees of other public companies, and have an understanding of corporate governance practices and trends.

Employee stock ownership under ESOPs gives workers confidential voting rights on major corporate issues, so that they have some formal corporate governance rights in closely held corporations, and in stock market companies, employee owners have the same rights as other public shareholders.

On Monday morning the name of Henry Meyer, the company's non-executive chairman, was on a cryptic missive saying the board was following a «corporate governance process» and promising more details later today or tomorroOn Monday morning the name of Henry Meyer, the company's non-executive chairman, was on a cryptic missive saying the board was following a «corporate governance process» and promising more details later today or tomorroon a cryptic missive saying the board was following a «corporate governance process» and promising more details later today or tomorrow.

Represented public companies on a variety of matters, including general issues related to corporate governance and the drafting of periodic reports.

For suggestions on covering corporate governance more broadly, check out «Who's Running the Company?

year, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility pioneered the use of shareholder advocacy to press companies on environmental, social, and governance issues.

Currently celebrating our 47th year, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility pioneered the use of shareholder advocacy to press companies on environmental, social, and governance issues.

2017), Mr. Bruckner and the Corporate Governance group achieved a settlement that provides significant corporate governance therapeutics on behalf of shareholders of theCorporate Governance group achieved a settlement that provides significant corporate governance therapeutics on behalf of shareholders of thGovernance group achieved a settlement that provides significant corporate governance therapeutics on behalf of shareholders of thecorporate governance therapeutics on behalf of shareholders of thgovernance therapeutics on behalf of shareholders of the company.

This time, Barron's featured our research on a recent long idea and the company's strong corporate governance and history of dividend growth.

While Glass Lewis, along with the Company's shareholders, will not know the extent of the bid - rigging and its effect on the Company, we anticipate that concerns will be raised regarding the Company's corporate governance structure and internal controls.

During the conversation Bob McCormick explained some of the things he feels companies should focus on when thinking about corporate governance.

He has over 19 years of experience working with early - stage companies, particularly in the technology field, concentrating his practice on corporate formation and structure, joint ventures, licensing, intellectual property protection, corporate governance, shareholder agreements, employee incentive plans, securities laws and private placements.

This is different from the emergence of corporate governance indices (CGIs) which are specific indices that allow or encourage companies to differentiate themselves on the basis of their governance.

Beyond his extensive writings on corporate governance, Professor Cunningham regularly advises and serves on corporate boards, including service for such companies as Constellation Software Inc., a Toronto stock exchange maker of software products globally, and Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc., a NYSE - listed investor in luxury hotels.

Up to a third of companies have an equity plan proposal on their proxy in any given year, notes Rajeev Kumar, senior managing director for corporate governance and research at proxy solicitation firm Georgeson.

Australian companies have taken myriad approaches to complying with the ASX Corporate Governance Council's Recommendation 2.2 on disclosing a board skills matrix.

Mr. Pearson, our CEO, and Mr. Schiller, our Executive Vice President and CFO, are executive officers of the Company and for this reason, both of them are not independent and not eligible to serve on the Audit and Risk Committee, the Talent and Compensation Committee or the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.