Sentences with phrase «new board directors»

In a bid to get Kalanick off the board, Benchmark filed a complaint that said Kalanick defrauded the firm into singing a voting agreement that gave him the right to appoint three new board directors.

IEL is pleased to announce the appointment of its new board chair, Dr. Karen Mapp from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a new board director, Dr. Ana Tilton from Grantmakers for Education.

IEL is pleased to announce the appointment of its new board chair, Dr. Karen Mapp, senior lecturer on education and faculty director of education policy and management at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, as well as the appointment of a new board director, Dr. Ana Tilton, executive director of Grantmakers for Education.

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Now that Bornstein is claiming the original letter was essentially dictated by Trump (a stark turnaround from his previous assertions the physician «really» wrote the letter himself), the gastroenterologist might face censure by the New York medical board, according to Dr. Arthur Caplan, the founding director of the Division of Medical Ethics at the NYU Langone Medical Center in New York and one of the nation's most prominent bioethicists.

Cornell's emphasis on analytics appealed to Target's board as it looked for a new CEO, according to the director who oversaw the search, Roxanne Austin, head of Austin Investment Advisors, a private investment and consulting firm.

Wesfarmers shareholders have delivered a mild rebuke to their board of directors, delivering a protest vote against a new share options scheme but supporting the company's remuneration report.

And that, at long last, brings me to a truly important editorial written by several members of the board of directors of the new Biden Cancer Initiative — which we ran on Fortune.com this morning.

And the management team kept turning over people, new board of directors... do you remember that?

Company director and former WA attorney general Cheryl Edwardes has been appointed as the new chairperson for agribusiness CropLogic while St John of God Health Care has appointed Azure Capital managing partner Adrian Arundell to its board.

United has tried to placate shareholders, recently doubling its forecast for stock buybacks in the first quarter to $ 1.5 billion, and expanding its board by three new directors last Monday.

Ackman, who is also chairman of the Howard Hughes board of directors, said the real estate company was poised to thrive in the current economic environment, with many strong land development projects in its pipeline, from New York City's South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan to Hawaii beachfront property.

Sara Horowitz, the founder and lead executive of Freelancers Union and Freelancers Insurance Co., will join the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the bank recently announced.

The rationale for this incentive pay — which has been termed «golden leashes» — was to encourage new directors to the board to maximize share price.

Hampton Creek has a new board of directors.

Those reforms include removing Kalanick's super-voting rights on the board, increasing the company's board size to 17, and adding new independent directors to the board.

Proposed board reforms to Canada's deposit - taking institutions and insurance companies under the new guidelines include: appointing directors with relevant financial services experience; more board control over enterprise risk; enhanced director training, self - assessment and external reviews; and certain powers that allow boards to better direct and monitor management.

But after a stealth meeting in New Jersey on Sept. 11, 2011, where the board voted to oust Apotheker, Whitman and fellow director Marc Andreessen were on a plane back to San Francisco when the venture capitalist cornered her with a recruitment pitch.

He chairs the board of directors for Urban Upbound, a New York City nonprofit, and is an associate member of the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS).

In response to the lawsuit, the Weinstein Company's board of directors called many of the allegations leveled against them «inaccurate,» and said that «any suggestion that the Company or its Board somehow impeded or discouraged the buyer's access to the New York Attorney General is untrue.&rboard of directors called many of the allegations leveled against them «inaccurate,» and said that «any suggestion that the Company or its Board somehow impeded or discouraged the buyer's access to the New York Attorney General is untrue.&rBoard somehow impeded or discouraged the buyer's access to the New York Attorney General is untrue.»

The Fed also pushed for Wells to bring new blood onto its board of directors.

Two new directors have been appointed to Perth Markets, with Frank Romano replacing his former colleague Nick Tana on the board.

Tap Oil says it expects to resolve outstanding disputes with a dissident shareholder after announcing a major restructure that will see the current chairman retire and three new directors join the board.

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.

Former mining services company Viento Group is under new leadership after a board restructure replaced all directors, including John Silverthorne, who in July struck a deal to buy all of the company ’s

Former Fortescue Metals Group chief financial officer and director Chris Catlow has joined Subiaco - based Triton Minerals as its new chairman, with Alan Jenks stepping down from the head of the board to take on a director role today.

Valeant also announced that New York - based activist investor Bill Ackman will join its board of directors.

Perth - based online movie streaming and DVD rental provider Quickflix has completed a share placement and board restructure with the appointment of a new non-executive director and new corporate advisers.

Lowe's has recently faced pressure from activist investor D.E. Shaw & Co. to make greater strides in catching Home Depot and named new directors to its board in January.

NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Board of Directors of Citigroup Inc. today declared a quarterly dividend on Citigroup's common stock of $ 0.32 per share, payable on May 25, 2018 to stockholders of record on May 7, 2018.

Former Icahn managing director Jonathan Christodoro quit Xerox's board on Friday, paving the way for Carl Icahn to introduce a new battle over the company.

Another prong in No Ceilings» new program is an effort by the nonprofit Catalyst to create what's being billed as an annual list of CEO - endorsed female candidates who are ready to serve as directors on U.S. corporate boards.

He will serve as Maple's Chief Culinary Officer, and he'll be recruiting other top New York City chefs to join the company's Culinary Board of Directors.

Junior oil and gas company Pura Vida Energy has named Jeff Dowling as its new chairman and Ric Malcolm as a non-executive director, with current chairman Bevan Tarratt to resign from the board.

The statement added that the company has invested more than $ 300 million to upgrade its manufacturing facilities, instituted a new code of conduct for all Ranbaxy employees, and completely reconstituted its board of directors and executive team.

Shari Redstone has discussed adding new directors to the CBS board as she renews her push to merge the company with Viacom.

With Wall Street legend Carl Icahn on one side pushing for board seats and Jeff Smith's Starboard Value on the other demanding an entirely new board of directors, Newell's situation made its stock «the ultimate battleground,» Cramer said.

Per the deal, Newell said it would appoint two new independent directors to its board in place of Icahn's more controversial nominees and appoint a third Starboard - backed candidate.

Brookfield Property is considering a new offer for GGP after a special committee of GGP's board directors turned down its Nov. 11 offer as inadequate, and negotiations between the two companies are expected to continue, the sources said.

He had a new team, an adoring board of directors, and a mission to reinvent his company.

If he takes the post, it would come after the New York Fed's board of directors made several public comments about seeking a diverse pool of candidates for the job.

By making this change for all new directors, it side - steps the issue of those already on the board, making it easier to implement on a go forward basis.

Then again, most boards have at least one or maybe a few directors who are not adding as much value as a new member might bring and therefore represent an «opportunity cost.»

«John cares deeply and is committed to the dual mandate and has led extensive work on the U.S. labor markets and employment,» added Sara Horowitz, founder of the Freelancers Union, chair of the New York Fed's board of directors and co-chair of the search committee.

The accident intensified the board's concern over Ullman's health — as well as the undercurrent of dissatisfaction that the new directors felt with his leadership.

The decision differs from most other appointees in that it was made by the New York Fed board of directors and ratified by the Federal Reserve board, rather than by the president.

General Cable's board of directors apparently thinks a change at the helm will help: The company just announced in early June that a new CEO will take over July 1, and the stock has so far responded positively.

I lean toward a system in which each new member of the board agrees to hand in their resignation every six to eight years, with the idea being that some directors will be asked to serve multiple terms it they are uniquely qualified to help the CEO and company build value, but most will be thanked for their service and move on after that time frame.

NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cowen Inc. (NASDAQ: COWN)(«Cowen» or the «Company) today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $ 14.06 per share on the Company's 5.625 % Series A Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock (the «Convertible Preferred Stock»).

Or, the company has a new board of directors: Does this individual have the ability to quickly gain their trust?

On Tuesday, the Liberals announced the appointment of three new directors, and named Michael Goldbloom, an academic and former journalist, as chairman of the board.