Sentences with phrase «traded company boards»

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Now, it appears Whitman traded her HP Inc. board slot for one at Dropbox, a company that is a close partner of HPE.

British bank Barclays recently started issuing exchange - traded notes on the NYSE Arca exchange (similar to ETFs, only they are derivatives guaranteed by the bank rather than invested in the underlying securities) that track a Women in Leadership index of U.S. companies whose CEOs are women or whose boards are at least one - quarter female.

The settlement with the Federal Trade Commission is the latest setback for Uber, which is facing a divided board of directors and angry shareholders after an investor lawsuit was filed against the company's ousted chief executive.

The company, which sometimes conducts trades larger than $ 50 million, recently brought on three finance veterans to its advisory board, including Citigroup's global head of regulatory, market, and innovation strategy.

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).

Some of the largest companies in the US are speaking out against a proposal by Bats, the stock exchange recently acquired by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, to shake up end - of - day trading.

-- BlackBerry shares were up in pre-market trading after Canada's flagship technology company said its board has launched a formal review of its «strategic alternatives» — including the possibility of selling the smartphone company.

While it may seem counterintuitive that board members at publicly traded companies can remain so secretive, experts say that isn't so unusual.

TORONTO — BlackBerry shares rose in pre-market trading amid reports that its chief executive officer and board of directors are warming to the idea of taking the company private.

«It's highly anomalous to have a CFO sit on the board of a publicly traded company,» he says.

He named her chairman of four Berkshire - owned companies — Benjamin Moore, Johns Manville, picture - framer Larson - Juhl, and Oriental Trading — and recently put her on the board of H.J. Heinz.

Before her most recent promotion, she was chairman of custom frame company Larson - Juhl, insulation and roofing supplier Johns Manville, Oriental Trading Company, and Benjamin Moore — and she also sits on Heinz'scompany Larson - Juhl, insulation and roofing supplier Johns Manville, Oriental Trading Company, and Benjamin Moore — and she also sits on Heinz'sCompany, and Benjamin Moore — and she also sits on Heinz's board.

By moving in the direction of having publicly traded companies have a policy that includes consideration of gender representation on boards and in senior management, we hope that they will really take that issue seriously, that they'll consider how they're finding people to be on their boards, how they're moving women through senior management roles and making them eligible for boards appointments.

The company is asking the Foreign - Trade Zones Board for permission to do so.

In Canada and the U.S., the number of women on boards of publicly traded companies sits at about 20 %.

The board has been dealing with the volatility of publicly traded stocks and low returns from government bonds by diversifying into other forms of assets, including equity in private companies and investments in infrastructure such as highways and real estate.

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.

There are more than 22 million private and 17,000 publicly traded companies in the U.S.. Each of these companies requires a board of directors.

Then one of Cline's board members — a venture capitalist who also ran a SPAC — told him about CEA Acquisition, a public shell company based in Tampa that was trading on the OTC Bulletin Bboard members — a venture capitalist who also ran a SPAC — told him about CEA Acquisition, a public shell company based in Tampa that was trading on the OTC Bulletin BoardBoard.

Liberal legislation that received royal assent today means publicly traded companies are now required to disclose the number of women and others from equity - seeking groups, such as visible minorities, on their boards and in senior management.

According to people familiar with the company, the board concluded that Shkreli had committed stock - trading irregularities and other violations of securities rules.

The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade will honour iconic B.C. company Beedie as well as Gordon and Leslie Diamond at the 2018 Governors» Banquet next spring.

Mr. Meresman was selected to serve as a director on our board of directors due to his background as chair of the audit committee of other public companies and his financial and accounting expertise from his prior extensive experience as chief financial officer of two publicly traded corporations.

Davies, the former trade minister, last week criticised Hastings and Worldpay, two companies preparing for large flotations, for having no women on their boards.

The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade's Company of Young Professionals program is expanding across the region, as part of an exciting new partnership with the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, and the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce.

She serves as director of Pure Freedom YYOGA Wellness Inc., Alter Eco Americas, Great Ontario Food Company, VGH + UBC Hospital Foundation, Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, CKNW Orphan's Fund, the Radcliffe Foundation, and TELUS Science World Chairman's Committee.

Additional Information: Mr. Hernandez brings leadership and business management experience to the Board as the chairman, president and CEO of Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc., a global security services provider, and as the chairman of the board of Nordstrom, Inc., a large publicly traded retail comBoard as the chairman, president and CEO of Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc., a global security services provider, and as the chairman of the board of Nordstrom, Inc., a large publicly traded retail comboard of Nordstrom, Inc., a large publicly traded retail company.

Last year, publicly - traded companies with all - male boards lost out on a total of $ 655 billion in potential profits across India, the UK and the US, research by Chicago, Illinois - based accountancy firm Grant Thornton found.

The Vancouver Board of Trade is strongly supportive of the announced Action Plan for Women Entrepreneurs, as well as its promise to modernize Canada's corporate governance framework through amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act to promote gender diversity among public companies, using the widely recognized «comply or explain» model.

DALLAS --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund (NYSE: NHF) announced today that its Board of Trustees has approved the separation of its business into two separate and independent publicly traded companies: NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund («NHF»), which will continue to operate as a non-diversified, closed - end investment company; and NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. («NXRT»), which will acquire, own, operate and selectively develop multifamily properties.

Kathleen serves on the board of directors of Apptio, a publicly traded provider of business management software - as - a-service applications, and TPG Pace Holdings Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.

Pursuant to the policy, as revised in February 2009, at each annual meeting of our stockholders, provided that the director has served on the Board for at least six months prior to the annual meeting, a non-employee director would be granted RSUs having a value equal to $ 225,000 divided by the lesser of (i) the trailing average closing trading prices of our common stock for the 180 - day period preceding and ending with the date of the RSU grant or (ii) such number of RSUs as the Board may determine based on additional criteria such as business conditions and / or company performance, outside director compensation practices at peer companies and advice from outside compensation consultants.

Over his career he has served on over 35 Boards of directors and been Chair of 8 publicly traded companies.

Additional Information: Mr. Hernandez brings leadership and executive management experience to the Board as the chairman, president and CEO of Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc., a global security services provider, and as the non-executive chairman of the board of Nordstrom, Inc., a large publicly traded retail comBoard as the chairman, president and CEO of Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc., a global security services provider, and as the non-executive chairman of the board of Nordstrom, Inc., a large publicly traded retail comboard of Nordstrom, Inc., a large publicly traded retail company.

Since 2007, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has offered a program called the Company of Young Professionals, with events and workshops catered specifically to those under the age of 35.

The Company of Young Professionals program fosters an environment where millennials can learn from seasoned business leaders while forging long - lasting relationships with other young professionals,» said Iain Black, President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade.

The company claims to have more than 6 million users on board, using their platform for trading Stocks, Currencies, Indices, ETF's, Commodities (CFDs) and cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.

We believe that Mr. Meresman is qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors and chair of our audit committee due to his background as a member of the board and chair of the audit committee of other public companies and his financial and accounting expertise from his prior extensive experience as chief financial officer of two publicly traded companies.

Because there is no public market for our common stock, our board of directors determined the common stock fair value at the stock option grant date by considering several objective and subjective factors, including the price paid by investors for our preferred stock, our actual and forecasted operating and financial performance, market conditions and performance of comparable publicly traded companies, developments and milestones in our company, the rights and preferences of our common and preferred stock, the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, and transactions involving our preferred stock.

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic oCompany Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic ocompany; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic ocompany given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

Yet more than three out of four new male directors have no prior experience on corporate boards, according to a study of the largest publicly traded companies from ISS Analytics.

Mr. Bourguignon brings to our board more than 20 years of business and executive leadership experience in publicly - traded and international companies.

APM Reports published a story Monday reporting that Ross» chief of staff, Wendy Teramoto, not only served on the shipping companies» boards, but helped negotiate a trade deal with China.

Shares of Sears Holdings (SHLD) traded lower, after a major shareholder announced plans to leave the company's board of directors.

Yahoo's board is expected to evaluate the offers over the next week or two and decide whether to proceed with a transaction that would end Yahoo's 20 - year run as an independent, publicly traded company.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)-- Chesapeake Energy Corp. said its board has approved a previously announced plan to spin off its oilfield services business into a separate, publicly traded company.

After more than 10 years of measuring and rating the effectiveness of the boards of directors of widely held Canadian publicly traded companies, the Clarkson Centre for Board Effectiveness (CCBE) published a report in 2013 about the performance of family - controlled corporations (family firms).

From 2013 - 2017 she served on the board of American Capital, LTD., a publicly traded private equity and asset management company, supporting their sale to Ares Capital, and on the board of Alcami, a pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing company.

«By bringing the Trade Accelerator Program to British Columbia, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade is helping companies expand their reach into new markets.»

With the good news coming across the board, investors rewarded the company with a 1.61 % increase during the trading day.