Sentences with phrase «company board last»

She joined the operating company board last year.

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Franklin and two other executives resigned from the Newell board last month, amid challenges integrating Jarden and disputes about the way the new company is managed.

Ryan Drexler thought so, too, but he also saw a great opportunity — first as an investor, then as a board member, and starting last year, as the company's CEO.

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.

Auris Minerals chairman Bronwyn Barnes has disclosed that some of the people seeking to oust her had been negotiating a farm - in proposal last year without the knowledge of the company's board.

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.

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.

Just last week, the company faced headlines like this: Apple's mostly white board says a call for diversity is unduly burdensome and not necessary.

The company added Jorge Arruda, a 30 - year insurance industry veteran, to its board last year, no doubt for his experience.

Uber's Travis Kalanick was granted three extra board seats last year in order to give «the CEO the control he needs to run the company.»

In a sprawling email to his entire staff last spring, Hsieh mandated employees read Reinventing Organizations, announced the company was eliminating all management positions and issued an ultimatum to either get on board with a bossless future or get out (with a generous severance).

Last week, Barnes & Noble unsettled the industry with the announcement that its board would «evaluate strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the company» to improve a stock position it believes is «significantly undervalued.»

Former CEO Gene Isenberg made over $ 108 million in the last three years, and as he exits the CEO post to become chair of the energy drilling company, Nabors» (NBR) board is granting what Gary Strauss has suitably called a «platinum kiss,» a handsome thank - you estimated to be $ 100 to $ 165 million for his services.

Icahn disclosed a 7.13 % stake late last month, at which time he only made formulaic statements made about the shares being «undervalued» and that there would be discussions with the company's management and directors to «improve performance,» pursue «strategic alternatives,» and discuss «board representation.»

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

[Nickerson] later introduced me to my wife, he was on the board of my last three companies — so he's a pretty good example of an important mentor.

In March last year, the company assembled Transparent Management Committee, an organization designed to protect shareholder rights in its board of directors, appointing an outside director responsible for protecting shareholder rights.

«Instead of deposing him, the Dell board froze out shareholders, and last week voted to allow the CEO to buy the company at a bargain price using shareholders» own cash,» Icahn wrote.

A partner might ask how you felt about the idea he presented during the last board meeting; what he really wants to talk about is his diminished role in the running of the company.

The pricing issue, which has drawn scrutiny from members of Congress and the U.S. Department of Justice, and Chairman Robert Coury's nearly $ 100 million pay package last year have caused a group of investors to launch an effort to vote down the company's board at its annual meeting on Thursday.

Last November, in an intranet - based program called «Stop, Start, Continue,» the company's 125 employees were asked to use an intranet board to assess one another's job performance and comment on the work habits of coworkers.

In a news release last week, Crescent Point said the Cation nominees are unqualified or offer experience that isn't needed on the board and that Howe and Pinder are too close to the company's director retirement age of 75.

Mr Dickinson retired from the board this week, a position he has held since vending his 104 strong ATM machine network into the company late last year.

Raines resigned from the company's board last week, according to Dallas News, «in order to focus on his health and family.»

The company made history last year when its self - learning AlphaGo agent beat a world champion at the notoriously difficult Chinese board game Go.

Cahill will succeed Tony Vernon, who has informed the board of his intention to retire as CEO on December 27, the last day of the company's fiscal year.

It wasn't until last August that Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs whose companies represent 15 million workers, specifically cited diversity at the top of its list of characteristics to consider for board composition in its Principles of Corporate Governance guide.

Altria Inc. (PM), which owns 27 % of SABMiller, had already signalled its approval to accept last week's offer, but the BevCo holding company of the Colombian - based Santo Domingo family had held out, persuading the board to reject the offer.

The Attorney General did not merely label them gambling operators — as Nevada's Gaming Control Board ruled last month, offering the companies the chance to apply for gambling licenses — but accused them of being «the leaders of a massive, multi-billion-dollar scheme intended to evade the law and fleece sports fans across the country.»

Last month, the company announced that Pearson would be stepping down and that Ackman would be joining its board, after a board committee probe into the company's dealings with specialty pharmacy Philidor RX Services uncovered accounting problems dating back to December 2014.

Last month, the company said Pearson would be departing as CEO and that billionaire investor William Ackman would join the board as it tries to clean up its accounting problems, which the company says were caused by «improper conduct» by certain top executives.

Ever since the Ontario Securities Commission implemented a rule last year that TSX - listed companies must address gender diversity on their boards or explain why they haven't, corporate Canada has been scrambling to hire female directors.

We have created hundreds of billions of dollars of shareholder value over the last 30 years by convincing boards and CEOs to take the steps necessary to greatly increase the value of their companies.

Consulting firm Spencer Stuart reports that last year 43 % of new board appointments among Canada's 100 largest companies were women, a leap from 28 % in 2013 and three times the rate in 2009.

The Committee has carefully considered whether to maintain the Company's current classified board structure, particularly in light of last year's shareholder vote.

The latest internal drama at the ride - sharing startup stems from a consequential decision last year by the company's board to give Kalanick control of three seats.

SAN FRANCISCO — After replacing much of Twitter's top management team last year, Dick Costolo told members of the company's board that he wanted them to replace him as chief executive, too.

Davies, the former trade minister, last week criticised Hastings and Worldpay, two companies preparing for large flotations, for having no women on their boards.

Unless the Committee or Board determines otherwise prior to the transaction, if substantially all of the assets of the Company are acquired by another corporation or in case of a reorganization of the Company involving the acquisition of the Company by another entity, (i) stock options and stock appreciation rights become exercisable immediately prior to the transaction; (ii) restrictions with respect to restricted stock and RSRs lapse and shares are delivered; and (iii) performance shares and performance units pay out pro rata based on performance through the end of the last calendar quarter.

During the last five years, Mr. Meresman has been serving on the boards of directors of various public and private companies, including service as chair of the audit committee for some of these companies.

Uber board member Arianna Huffington said last month that the company needed to change, after the series of controversies that also included a heated exchange between Kalanick and an Uber driver and a reportedly toxic and sexist work environment.

Last week, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) voted to update standards on operating lease accounting that would force companies to record as much as $ 2 trillion worth of lease obligations on their balance sheets.

Last year, publicly - traded companies with all - male boards lost out on a total of $ 655 billion in potential profits across India, the UK and the US, research by Chicago, Illinois - based accountancy firm Grant Thornton found.

The National Labor Relations Board last week concluded that a sanitation company, Browning - Ferris Industries, and a subcontractor are joint employers of workers.

In making these determinations, the Board found that the current Independent Directors do not currently have a material or other disqualifying relationship with Walmart and that the currently serving Independent Directors have not had during the last three years: (i) any of the disqualifying relationships set forth in the NYSE Listed Company Rules referred to above; or (ii) any other material relationship with our company that would compromise his or her indepeCompany Rules referred to above; or (ii) any other material relationship with our company that would compromise his or her indepecompany that would compromise his or her independence.

That means Amazon brought on board more people in one year than the entire workforce of Google parent company Alphabet Inc., which said it had more than 80,000 employees at the end of last year.

The Company of Young Professionals program fosters an environment where millennials can learn from seasoned business leaders while forging long - lasting relationships with other young professionals,» said Iain Black, President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade.

Hanging over everything has been the uncertainty about the company's plan to spin off its $ 26 billion stake in Alibaba, which was announced a year ago but was abandoned last month by the company's board of directors because of tax concerns.

Viacom, which also owns Paramount Pictures, announced last week that its interim CEO, longtime Viacom executive Tom Dooley, would be leaving in November, opening a gap at the top of the company as its board navigates the way forward.

The main shareholders in the company are Nicolas Bonta (28 %); Emiliano Grodzki (30 %), who is a director of the company and its chief strategy officer; and Roy Sebag (23 %), the company's founder and former controlling shareholder, who last week ceased to be its CEO and also resigned from its board of directors.