«
If a company director got up and read out a statement like that, the authorities would be after him,» Mr Cameron replied.
Not exact matches
If your
company is under ICE audit, Brandworkers
Director Daniel Gross urges businesses to let employees know immediately to give them proper time to prepare.
Big hint: most of the interviews are with HR
directors and VPs of HR — great people to reach out to
if you're serious about a specific
company.
For example, a source told us, this call may be kicked off by a question like, «
If you were the HR
director for a
company, how would you develop an employee referral program?»
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.
Some accelerators are getting rid of the written application and selection process: Talk to the executive
director, and
if he or she likes your idea or
company, you're in.
The motivation to be attuned to shareholders is greater
if directors are actual investors in the
company.
We even know that,
if there is even one woman on a
company's board of
directors, attendance is better at board meetings.
«In reality, the majority of organizations don't necessarily understand exactly where their profits are coming from, where their key missions are being driven from, and the key things they would need to be able to do and in what timeframe
if that was disrupted,» says Lyndon Bird, international technical
director of the Caversham, England - based Business Continuity Institute, which provides business continuity certification and guidance for
companies around the world.
If the CEO and the board of directors can not reach agreements, or if partners can not resolve a dispute, that tension trickles down, and eventually, the whole company suffers the consequence
If the CEO and the board of
directors can not reach agreements, or
if partners can not resolve a dispute, that tension trickles down, and eventually, the whole company suffers the consequence
if partners can not resolve a dispute, that tension trickles down, and eventually, the whole
company suffers the consequences.
But a funny thing happens
if you climb to the top of Canada's corporate ladder, where BHP Billiton's $ 40 - billion hostile bid for Saskatoon - based Potash Corp. has many senior executives and
company directors ranting like coffee - shop Marxists.
And
if SEAM or Hasbro wanted to nominate
directors for Mattel's board ahead of the
company's annual general meeting in 2018, it has until Dec. 6 to do so.
Martin Moen, the
director general at Global Affairs Canada who oversees North American trade policy, told a conference in Ottawa earlier this month that it would be «very difficult to see a path forward» for NAFTA
if the U.S. continued to insist on changes that would constrain cross-border commerce, such as a the suggestion that the value of U.S. government contracts won by Canadian and Mexican firms should match the value of contracts American
companies secure in Canada and Mexico.
Toronto - based Satish Kanwar,
director of product at Shopify, an Ottawa
company that offers software for creating an online store, speaks of the opportunities found by those who choose to work in a startup before taking the plunge themselves: «One of the best things someone can do is date a
company first to see
if you like startups and the entrepreneurial space before you commit to it,» he says.
Even
if they don't have a majority vote on the
company's board of
directors, investors are still part owners and have legal rights.
D.E. Shaw, another hedge fund and EQT shareholder, had contended the Rice acquisition would benefit shareholders
if EQT also separated its pipeline business and added independent
directors with midstream experience, which the
company announced in October.
«Signing up for a credit card or opening a bank account can often mean signing away your right to take the
company to court
if things go wrong,» said CFPB
Director Richard Cordray in a statement, adding «many banks and financial
companies avoid accountability.»
Large
companies «need to attract and retain employees and they'd be at a competitive disadvantage
if they stopped offering health benefits,» said William Kramer, executive
director for national health policy for the Pacific Business Group on Health.
They are asking for policies that most well run
companies have adopted; things like majority vote standards, so
directors are only elected to the board
if a majority of shareholders want them there.
If the average board size is nine
directors, that means there are about 150,000
directors of publicly traded
companies alone, and several million
directors of private
companies.
The outspoken and often controversial Wilson said his vote against the two
directors sends a signal to the financial community that Lululemon must address the board member issue
if the
company is to recover.
Whole Foods would also pay a $ 400 million termination fee to Amazon
if the grocer received a better offer or the board of
directors pulled the
company out of the deal.
Many
companies are so streamlined these days that
if a manager leaves suddenly or is terminated, often there aren't other qualified permanent employees available to step into the role or get the job done, says Frances Randle, managing
director of the interim management practice at Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions.
For example,
if Jasper is the worst vice president in the
company, then all of the
directors will benchmark themselves against Jasper and demand promotions as soon as they reach his low level of competency.»
If so, it would be yet another belated step for the
company's
directors, many of whom Redstone appointed, As Fortune previously put it, «It was this tawdry case [the Herzer suit]-- and not a planned corporate succession or steps taken by either board — that forced his belated departure as chairman of the two
companies in February, despite his repeated vows that he'd never step down.»
Here's a chilling prospect: «
If you own a growing
company and spend most of your time preoccupied with developing new products and markets, you're especially vulnerable to employee theft and fraud,» warns Thomas Creal, managing
director of investigation and litigation support at the Chicago accounting firm of Checkers, Simon & Rosner.
«I often consider the composition of a
company's board and executive team to see
if their espoused values truly reflect their reality,» says activist Jamia Wilson, the executive
director at the non-profit Women, Action, & The Media.
Any board of
directors would have to consider a takeover offer
if it appears to be one in the best interest of the
company's shareholders.
If a
director's resignation offer is not accepted by the Board, that
director will continue to serve until our
company's next Annual Shareholders» Meeting and his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until the
director's earlier death, resignation, or removal.
And
if companies don't take such steps, BlackRock — and everyone else who owns shares in these
companies — could vote to oust their boards of
directors.
«
If the account is sold or transferred to another
company, two things would likely happen in your credit report,» Rod Griffin,
director of public education for the credit bureau Experian, told the Associated Press.
Or they may be convertible, meaning the
company can turn the preferred shares into common shares
if the board of
directors votes to do so.
Each non-employee
director who, as of the date of this offering, is serving on our board of
directors and is expected to continue his or her service following this offering will be granted an option to purchase shares of our Class A common stock with a grant date fair value of $ 50,000 (or,
if such
director is unaffiliated with any significant stockholder of the
Company, $ 75,000) on the date the shares subject to this offering are priced.
For instance,
if you're in charge of marketing for a technology
company and your Widget - Integration - Management - Program (or WIMP) Solution is marketed to the
Director of IT and the CFO at financial service
companies, you would have two WIMP buyer personas: a
Director of IT at a Regional Bank, and the CFO at that bank.
On the date the shares subject to this offering are priced, each non-employee
director who, as of the date of this offering, is serving on our board of
directors and is expected to continue his or her service following this offering will be granted (a) an option to purchase shares of our Class A common stock with a grant date fair value of $ 50,000 (or,
if such
director is unaffiliated with any significant stockholder of the
Company, $ 75,000) and (b) to the extent such
director is (i) unaffiliated with any significant stockholder of the
Company and (ii) the chairman of any committee of our board of
directors, an additional option to purchase shares of our Class A common stock with a fair value of $ 10,000 with respect to each such chairmanship.
Musk's tone on the call illustrates the pressure for the Model 3 to succeed
if Tesla is to continue as a
company, Jessica Caldwell, executive
director of industry analysis at Edmunds, told CBS MoneyWatch.
«The
company's success to date would not have been possible
if the board was led by another
director lacking Elon Musk's day - to - day exposure» to Tesla's business, the board wrote in its proxy statement.
In the event of a change in control of our
company,
if determined by the board of
directors in the applicable award agreement or otherwise determined by the board of
directors in its discretion, any outstanding awards which are unexercisable, unvested or subject to lapse restrictions shall automatically be deemed exercisable, vested or no longer subject to lapse restrictions.
These provisions are not intended to make us immune from takeovers and will apply even
if the offer may be considered beneficial by some stockholders, but could delay or prevent an acquisition that our board of
directors determines is not in the best interests of our
company and our stockholders.
Still,
if you can't find a
company's annual proxy, check here for information about
directors and top executives, including compensation, stock holdings, and potential conflicts of interest.
Still, the takeover sends a message to
directors of other
companies that their jobs are in jeopardy
if they lose sight of their commitment to shareholders, said B. Espen Eckbo, the founding
director of the Center for Corporate Governance at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
If the
company is sold at the end of five years, without any additional dilution, everyone would vest all of their equity and the independent
directors would have earned about 0.5 % of the shares outstanding at the end of the third round per year.
Conceptually, the optimal approach is to require each investor to purchase a percentage equal to its pro rata ownership among the investor group of that portion of the financing allocated to the existing investors by the board of
directors of the
company, with the balance of the financing (
if any) being purchased by the new investors.
The drag - along or bring - along provision forces a stockholder to vote in favor of a sale of
company if a certain threshold of stockholders and / or the board of
directors approve the transaction.
Personal Guarantees are generally not considered as security, but
directors may guarantee a certain level of payment
if the
company can not make payment on the loan.
If you come across some similar references on early and mid stage
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And
if it's a public
company, the board of
directors is not going to sell it to you at a discounted price.
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The insurance
companies have promised to make timely interest and principal payments on any bonds covered by insurance
if Puerto Rico defaults, said Rob Williams,
director of income planning at the Schwab Center for Financial Research.
These responsibilities include: (i) fostering processes that allow the Board to function independently of management and encouraging open and effective communication between the Board and management of the
Company; (ii) providing input to the Chairman on behalf of the independent
Directors with respect to Board agendas; (iii) presiding at all meetings of the Board at which the Chairman is not present, as well as regularly scheduled executive sessions of independent
Directors; (iv) in the case of a conflict of interest involving a
Director,
if appropriate, asking the conflicted
Director to leave the room during discussion concerning such matter and,
if appropriate, asking such
Director to recuse him or herself from voting on the relevant matter; (v) communicating with the Chairman and the CEO, as appropriate, regarding meetings of the independent
Directors and resources and information necessary for the Board to effectively carry out its duties and responsibilities; (vi) serving as liaison between the Chairman and the independent
Directors; (vii) being available to
Directors who have concerns that can not be addressed through the Chairman; (viii) having the authority to call meetings of the independent
Directors; and (ix) performing other functions as may reasonably be requested by the Board or the Chairman.