Sentences with phrase «in board governance»

And though the authors of this report acknowledge the «countless intervening factors» that «no doubt affect a school board member's ability to influence district achievement» and which they haven't covered in this report, they nevertheless provide an invaluable guide to policymakers for making a few simple changes in board governance that could effect major improvements for student academic performance.

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.

«He may believe (possibly correctly) that the next day, trade ministers will be lining up in Washington to negotiate bilateral FTAs, ready to accept U.S. terms, thus handing him another victory,» Oonagh Fitzgerald, director of the international law program at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), and Hector Torres, a member of the International Monetary Fund's executive board, wrote in an op - ed on January 30.

Uber directors on Tuesday voted to allow Japan's SoftBank to invest in the ride services company and approved a series of governance changes that increases the independence of the board and decreases the influence of former CEO Travis Kalanick.

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.

In this case, you are asking your board to help you with issues like financial oversight and governance.

The CtW Investment Group has called for changes in Tesla and SolarCity's governance given there's only one person on SolarCity's board who isn't tied to Tesla.

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.

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.

Many boards find it vital to reconsider the people who sit on their nominating and governance committees in order to facilitate director exits and find the best candidates.

If the company's governance documents and filings provide any clue, J.P. Morgan's board does not have a firm hand in succession either.

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.

These may seem like arcane governance issues but they can make a big difference in how a board is run — and how well it acts as an effective control of a company's executives: in this case, both the executive chair and the CEO.

As a matter of governance, the board is assigned to perform its oversight in the best interests of the company and all of its shareholders and stakeholders.

But, as a matter of governance, all board members should be acting in the best interests of all of its shareholders and stakeholders.

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.

Wells Fargo said in a release that within 60 days it will provide details to the Fed about a plan for enhancing the board's governance oversight and the company's compliance and operational risk management.

The Federal Reserve told Wells earlier this year its growth would be limited until it can get its risk management, governance and board oversight in check.

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.

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.

He is a partner of ValueAct Capital, a governance - oriented investment fund that invests in a concentrated portfolio of public companies and works actively with executives and boards of directors on issues of strategy, capital structure, mergers and acquisitions, and talent management.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

All five resolutions submitted or supported by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade were adopted at the BC Chamber of Commerce's 2017 AGM in Victoria, including a key resolution on the governance of Canada's ports and airports.

Following a comprehensive multi-year review process, a refreshed set of bylaws were passed at The Vancouver Board of Trade's 125th AGM, reflecting best practices in association governance.

While our Board does not anticipate that any of the director nominees will be unable to stand for election as a director nominee at our Annual Meeting, if that occurs, proxies will be voted in favor of such other person or persons as may be recommended by our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and designated by our Board.

In addition, as part of our governance review and succession planning, the Board (led by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee) evaluates our leadership structure to ensure that it remains the optimal structure for Tesla, reviews the composition, size and performance of the Board and its committees, evaluates individual Board members, and identifies and evaluates candidates for election or re-election to governance review and succession planning, the Board (led by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee) evaluates our leadership structure to ensure that it remains the optimal structure for Tesla, reviews the composition, size and performance of the Board and its committees, evaluates individual Board members, and identifies and evaluates candidates for election or re-election to Governance Committee) evaluates our leadership structure to ensure that it remains the optimal structure for Tesla, reviews the composition, size and performance of the Board and its committees, evaluates individual Board members, and identifies and evaluates candidates for election or re-election to the Board.

In addition, the Board has three standing committees — the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which are each further described below.

Our Board, upon the recommendation of our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, has a stock ownership policy that requires each independent director to beneficially own at least 5,000 shares of Common Stock or vested RSUs within two years of becoming a director; all of our independent directors are in compliance with this policy.

Truly strategic boards will think like activists, put in place good governance practices, stay connected to messaging from Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass, Lewis & Co. and communicate with shareholders all year long.

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 % in 2010.

Governance expert Richard Leblanc, who teaches law, governance, and ethics at York University, echoes this and says that while people like Curran come with the appropriate transactional experience a board would be interested in, many in - house lawyeGovernance expert Richard Leblanc, who teaches law, governance, and ethics at York University, echoes this and says that while people like Curran come with the appropriate transactional experience a board would be interested in, many in - house lawyegovernance, and ethics at York University, echoes this and says that while people like Curran come with the appropriate transactional experience a board would be interested in, many in - house lawyers do not.

«Today, after welcoming its new directors Ursula Burns and John Thain, the Board voted unanimously to move forward with the proposed investment by SoftBank and with governance changes that would strengthen its independence and ensure equality among all shareholders,» the board said in a statement to TechCrBoard voted unanimously to move forward with the proposed investment by SoftBank and with governance changes that would strengthen its independence and ensure equality among all shareholders,» the board said in a statement to TechCrboard said in a statement to TechCrunch.

In addition, Martha Tory is a widely recognized expert in non-profit finance and governance, and will chair the board's Audit, Finance and Risk CommitteIn addition, Martha Tory is a widely recognized expert in non-profit finance and governance, and will chair the board's Audit, Finance and Risk Committein non-profit finance and governance, and will chair the board's Audit, Finance and Risk Committee.

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that each year a majority of the independent directors will appoint the Lead Director, and in early 2010, the independent directors appointed Philip J. Quigley to continue to serve as the Board's Lead Director and expanded the duties and responsibilities of the Lead Director.

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines also provide that each year a majority of the independent directors will appoint the Lead Director, and in November 2008, the independent directors appointed Philip J. Quigley to serve as the Board's Lead Director beginning January 1, 2009.

The A round is very heavy lifting in the form of creating a board, setting up governance, actually helping the company build, operate, and execute, therefore there's a strong ownership requirement in the A.

He has appeared in the Washington Post, Financial Times, Reuters, US News & World Report, the Sacramento Bee, the International Corporate Governance Network 2013 Yearbook, and The Conference Board Review.

In 2008 the Board enhanced our corporate governance practices by creating the new position of Lead Director and amending our Corporate Governance Guidelines to identify the responsibilities of the Leadgovernance practices by creating the new position of Lead Director and amending our Corporate Governance Guidelines to identify the responsibilities of the LeadGovernance Guidelines to identify the responsibilities of the Lead Director.

«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.

The Board benefits from the valuable corporate governance and board leadership experience and expertise that Mr. Hernandez has acquired, including as chairman of Nordstrom, particularly in areas such as business strategy, risk assessment and succession planBoard benefits from the valuable corporate governance and board leadership experience and expertise that Mr. Hernandez has acquired, including as chairman of Nordstrom, particularly in areas such as business strategy, risk assessment and succession planboard leadership experience and expertise that Mr. Hernandez has acquired, including as chairman of Nordstrom, particularly in areas such as business strategy, risk assessment and succession planning.

In 2013 an activist investor criticized the board at ConMed for a «culture of nepotism, patronage, and dystopian corporate governance.»