The S&P 500 is the most widely followed benchmark: it includes 500
of the largest public companies in America, and it has significant holdings in every economic sector, which reflects the diversified U.S. economy.
Among his many qualifications, Mr. Francis brings significant retail industry experience, as well as experience in business strategy as a senior
executive of a large public company.
But with the relative
stability of large public companies behind most major marketing clouds, the standardization of plug - ins to those clouds offered by their ISV programs, and the open architectures enabled by middleware, the vendor risk associated with most marketing technologies is increasingly being mitigated and controlled.
In the last few years we have offered advice in connection with hundreds of mergers and acquisitions of both private and public companies, varying from acquisitions of small private businesses to public - to - private transactions and
mergers of large public companies.
On the positive side, someone who believes in giving back to society is likely to enjoy a far more successful career in the not - for - profit or public sectors, a person with strong family values may prefer a job which allows them time flexibility, whilst an individual who values structure and clarity is more likely to flourish in the closely defined
hierarchy of a large public company than in the multi-tasked, frantic environment typical of many start ups and small businesses.
The committee also recently sent letters to 250
of the largest public companies in the US seeking information on the nature of the services that compensation consultants provide to them.