Sentences with phrase «corporate board governance»

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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.

It raises questions about the board, corporate governance and fiduciary duties.

«The successful candidate will have prior experience as GC or deputy GC of a multi-billion dollar public company responsible for all legal matters (including corporate & other regulatory matters, board governance, legal aspects of M&A, legal aspects of commercial contracts, litigation & dispute resolution, privacy, employment contracts, global public policy, etc.).»

Richard Leblanc is a corporate governance lawyer, speaker and independent advisor to leading boards of directors.

«There are quite a few board members of public companies who never speak to the media,» says Eleanor Bloxham, CEO of board education and advisory firm The Value Alliance and Corporate Governance Alliance.

Northern Star Resources has announced a major board restructure that includes the recruitment of two new directors and, in an unusual move that is at odds with corporate governance guidelines, the promotion of managing director Bill Beament to executive chairman.

Stanford University professor David Larcker, who directs the school's governance research program, says the case of Apple and Jobs's health has convinced more shareholders and institutions to demand that corporate boards establish detailed succession plans.

Richard Leblanc is a lawyer, corporate governance academic, speaker and independent advisor to leading Canadian and international boards of directors.

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.

But CBS Chief Executive Les Moonves and the CBS board had concerns about corporate governance and the deal's financial rationale, and the Redstones called off the effort in December 2016.

Eleanor Bloxham is CEO of The Value Alliance and Corporate Governance Alliance (http://www.thevaluealliance.com), an independent board education and advisory firm she founded in 1999.

«When the same people are controlling pay at a number of companies, that can cause a direct ratcheting up of pay,» says Eleanor Bloxham, who heads The Value Alliance and Corporate Governance Alliance, a board education and advisory firm, and is a regular contributor to Fortune.com.

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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 greater focus on executive pay means investors also care more about board pay, said Pat McGurn, head of strategic research and analysis at corporate governance firm ISS.

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.

But formalized corporate governance is designed to be executed by boards, investors, and government on behalf of the public good, and the active efforts of all three are required.

Eleanor Bloxham is CEO of The Value Alliance and Corporate Governance Alliance (http://thevaluealliance.com), a board education and advisory firm.

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.

The Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines require any director in an uncontested election who fails to receive over 50 % of the votes cast «for» his or her election to tender his or her resignation to the board within five days of the election.

The AMD board's corporate governance guidelines place the responsibility for succession planning on the CEO.

Eleanor Bloxham is CEO of The Value Alliance and Corporate Governance Alliance (http://thevaluealliance.com), a board advisory firm.

If my proxy solicitation results in Mr. Hagenbuch's failure to receive over 50 % of the votes cast for his election, then I believe the failure of the board to accept his resignation would be an egregious violation of proper corporate governance and in direct opposition to a clear shareholder directive.

Many business people — from founders to established executives to onlookers — misunderstand the role of boards and corporate governance, particularly for young companies.

Candidates may come to the attention of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee through stockholders, management, current members of the board of directors, or search firms.

The change to «employee owned» would require the CEO and board members as fiduciaries, now would have the duty and the opportunity to promote good corporate governance to protect the assets under their care, and because the corporation is at least 51 % employee owned the focus would be not just the bottom line.

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee regularly assesses the appropriate size and composition of the Board of Directors, the needs of the Board of Directors and the respective committees of the Board of Directors, and the qualifications of candidates in light of these needs.

Candidates may come to the attention of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee through stockholders, management, current members of the Board of Directors, or search firms.

As a board member of numerous foundations and corporations, Professor Simon has gained experience in corporate governance.

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee regularly assesses the appropriate size and composition of the board of directors, the needs of the board of directors and the respective committees of the board of directors, and the qualifications of candidates in light of these needs.

To align our named executive officers» interests with those of our stockholders, the Board of Directors has instituted minimum stock ownership requirements under our Corporate Governance Guidelines.

Our board of directors intends to adopt corporate governance guidelines that will provide that one of our independent directors should serve as our Lead Independent Director at any time when our Chief Executive Officer serves as the

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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.

Thus, the California Public Employees» Retirement System's Global Principles of Accountable Corporate Governance recommends that a company's board should be chaired by an independent director, as does the Council of Institutional Investors.

Each committee consists solely of the directors who our Board has determined, upon the recommendation of our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, are independent under NYSE rules.

Boards also matter because systematically, strong corporate governance forms the backbone to creating diverse, sustainable and scalable businesses that make an impact in our world.

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

Independent directors comprise 85 % of the Board and 100 % of the Audit, Directors and Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation and Management Resources Committees.

Mr. Bryan reviews and approves the agenda, schedule and materials for each Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee meeting and executive sessions of the independent directors.

Through his executive experience and board service Mr. Burns has acquired both experience and training in corporate governance, executive compensation, and finance.

Our Board has determined, upon the recommendation of our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and in accordance with our Director Independence Policy, that all eight of our non-executive director nominees (Mr. Bryan, Mr. Dahlbäck, Mr. Friedman, Mr. George, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Juliber, Mr. Mittal and Mr. Schiro) and Mr. Scott are «independent» within the meaning of NYSE rules and our Director Independence Policy.

> Maintenance of Board Committees including Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees, all comprised entirely of fully independent directors;

Our Board, upon the recommendation of our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, approves these awards.

Through this program, we have received and continue to periodically receive helpful input regarding a number of stockholder - related matters, and have adopted a number of significant changes to our corporate governance practices in addition to welcoming two new independent directors to our Board in 2017, bringing the total number of independent directors to seven of nine members.

One distinguishing feature of our corporate governance is that all of our independent directors serve on all of our Board's four standing committees.

Through his executive experience and board memberships, Mr. Bell has acquired training and experience in corporate governance and executive compensation.