Sentences with phrase «seat on the company board»

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Denton seems relieved and pleased to embark on a new way of doing business, albeit with an outsider sitting in one of the company's five board seats.

Valeant's largest shareholder, billionaire and hedge funder John Paulson, has gained a seat on the drug maker's board, sending the beleaguered company's stock spiking more than 6 % in Monday trading (although it's still hovering at around the $ 13 mark).

In 2012, women accounted for 19 % of board seats on U.S. companies.

At 17, Rosemary was even younger than her niece when she took a seat on the board of the holding company that in turn owned Cara Operations.

Procter & Gamble: Tuesday will mark the final chapter in the drawn - out proxy battle between Procter & Gamble and activist investor Nelson Peltz, who seeks a seat on the company's board.

Researchers from the Kellogg School of Management and the University of Michigan interviewed 42 executives at large U.S. companies and identified several flattery techniques the executives used successfully on their peers to secure board seats at other firms.

The two companies previously discussed a merger after billionaire Liberty Media Chairman and Starz shareholder John Malone exchanged part of his Starz holdings for a 3.4 % stake in Lionsgate along with a seat on the studio's board.

Marcato, which owns 6.4 percent of Buffalo Wild Wings, won three seats on the company's board in June after a sustained campaign criticizing its performance under Chief Executive Sally Smith.

Previously, the company focused on + $ 2 billion worth of upgrades, mostly on - board its fleet with new aircraft, new seats and new products rolling out.

With James taking a seat on the board, Oracle (ORCL) now has 13 directors, the company said on Wednesday.

The announcement yesterday made clear that the Kochs will be passive investors, and will not have a say in the management of the combined company or have a seat on the combined company's board.»

When you raise capital at a high valuation early on, your investors are most likely going to take a board seat for your company.

SoftBank gained two seats on Uber's board of directors through its investment and has said it wants the company to focus on growing in the United States, Europe, Latin America and Australia, but not in Asia, due to the lack of profitability.

JB Straubel, Tesla's co-founder, is also on SolarCity's board, while investor Antonio Gracias has a seat in both companies» boards.

He was awarded a seat on the company's board of directors as it rebranded itself to reflect his other firm.

The Canadian Board Diversity Council reports that women hold 21.6 % of seats on FP500 companies, up marginally from 19.5 % in 2015.

SoftBank will occupy two seats on the company's board and will now be an extremely influential player in decisions at Uber.

CEOs need to be devising strategy, working with board members, energizing organizations, and dealing with shareholders, but most leaders are ill prepared to handle an activist shareholder who comes at the company with a proxy fight and wins seats on the board.

It is also a major player in real estate, with a stake in the Related Companies, a seat on the board of Blackstone Group's real estate funds and a property portfolio spanning Europe and the U.S. Come May, it will own a new trophy: the Sony Building at 550 Madison Avenue.

These investors often negotiate for seats on the company's board of directors and play an important role through their resources, contacts and experience in assisting early - stage companies in executing on their business plans.

A total of eight officials resigned on Tuesday and Tanaka said that the company is now considering appointing outside directors to over half of its board seats.

Seats on the boards of technology companies come with prestige and a big paycheck for women.

Women hold less than 17 percent of board seats on Fortune 500 companies, a level that has stayed flat for seven years.

Her suit says that she led Kleiner's investment in a start - up called RPX, but that Kleiner gave its seat on the company's board to Mr. Komisar, not Ms. Pao, in retaliation for her harassment claims.

Everyone agrees Moonves should be the CEO of the merged company, but Redstone also wants Viacom CEO Bob Bakish to be Moonves's second in command and get a seat on the board.

And in Silicon Valley, Icahn pounded on Yahoo's door a few years ago until the company granted him a seat on the board.

Through my work with Bitcoin Magazine and my seat on the Bitcoin Foundation Board of Directors, I have had the opportunity to get to know many Bitcoin related companies.

Women's apparel retailer Chico's FAS finds itself in the crosshairs of retail - focused activist investor Barington Capital, which is seeking two seats on the Company's board.

The once scandal - wracked startup now has a partner with seemingly unlimited pockets and a consummate salesman and spokesperson in the chairman's seat on the company's board.

Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman threatened ADP with bad publicity if he were forced into a formal proxy contest for seats on the payroll processing giant's board, according to the company.

Finally, because investors often take a seat on the board of the companies they invest in thus becoming a director, these investors will require the coverage be purchased in order to protect their personal assets and the assets of the investment fund they represent and invest through.

The company is in the process of looking for a new CEO who could guide its global strategy, but that search has been complicated by Uber investors clashing over whether to force Kalanick to forfeit his seat on the board.

For the entrepreneur's point of view on the subject, please read the Venture Hacks articles «Create a board that reflects the ownership of the company» and «Make a new board seat for a new CEO,» along with Dick Costolo's post on «Early Stage Board of Directors.&rboard that reflects the ownership of the company» and «Make a new board seat for a new CEO,» along with Dick Costolo's post on «Early Stage Board of Directors.&rboard seat for a new CEO,» along with Dick Costolo's post on «Early Stage Board of Directors.&rBoard of Directors.»

GM, which now has a seat on Lyft's board, will get access to the ride - hailing company's software, whereas Lyft will have GM's expertise — especially when it comes to autonomous vehicles to separate itself from competitors like Uber in the future.

In August, David Drummond, a longtime Alphabet executive who was instrumental in GV's $ 250 million investment in Uber in 2013, stepped down from his seat on Uber's board of directors as it became increasingly clear the two companies were on a collision course.

SPOTLIGHT ON THE FIRM Into the Spotlight: How to Be a Successful Public Director For many VC and PE professionals having a portfolio company go public used to mean it was time to give up their board seat.

The deal takes BP's stake in Rosneft to 19.75 %, and BP will get two seats on the Russian company's board.

Seeking an «evergreen path» to growth while still protecting its mission, Revive Kombucha gave a seat on its board of directors to a top executive at Peet's Coffee, which also led a $ 7.5 million series B financing round for the brand, according to company...

Saputo chief executive Lino Saputo Jnr and his vice-president Louis - Philippe Carriere will take seats on a reduced Warrnambool Cheese & Butter board as the Canadian company asserts its control of Australia's oldest dairy.

Sprint will take a seat on the FOSI Board of Directors, with acting Deputy Chief Privacy Officer Edward Palmieri serving as the company's representative.

Corning has a close relationship with the economic development agency: the company has had a seat on the IDA board since at least 1985.

Gates, taking a seat on the company's board, had strong ties to the University of Washington.

NY POST - June 24 - Osmium, which owns 14.2 % of Spark Networks» stock, was on track to win four of the company's six board seats and oust management.

(It was only a year ago that Riccards resigned his seat on a board of education in northern Virginia and left his company to come to Connecticut).

With seating for up to seven, there is plenty of room for company on board and with available in - floor storage, your passengers can bring along plenty of goodies without giving up any legroom.

While details are still vague, although the publishers promise complete transparency once they finalize all aspects of the deal, the companies did release a few key names of their higher positions and name how many seats on the new board of directors will go to which of the two imprints.

The company is promoting one - way fares for as low as $ 89, but in exchange passengers will face charges for carry - on bags, seat selection, drinks and printed boarding passes.

Breeden recently led a dissident shareholder group to win three seats on the board of tax preparation and accounting services company H&R Block Inc..

We take a seat or two on the board of the companies we invest in.