Monday February 8, 2010
Richard S. Levick | February 4, 2010

Walton, Buffett, Gates: Reputational Immunity

More than a year after the economy crashed, C-suite reputations on and off Wall Street remain predictably bad. In 2008, public confidence was tested >>>

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Henry M. Paulson Jr. | February 1, 2010

Two Days That Upended Wall Street Ends in Prayer

The following account of the tense 48 hours preceding the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers is excerpted by >>>

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Ben W. Heineman Jr. | January 27, 2010

Restoring Trust in Corporate Governance

The business community faces a crisis in confidence both in its own ranks and in the broader society. Many are asking: how can corporations govern >>>

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Ted Allen | January 26, 2010

GM Recombines the Roles of Chairman and CEO

General Motors announced that Chairman Edward E. Whitacre would become the automaker’s permanent CEO. The company’s decision to recombine the >>>

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Randall Fons | January 15, 2010

SEC Enforcement Division ‘Changes The Game’

The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced important new steps that greatly impact public boards of directors and the management of their >>>

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Barney Frank | January 14, 2010

Frank Announces Hearing on Compensation

Today, Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) announced that a hearing to discuss the issue of compensation practices for both financial and non-financial >>>

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Andrew Ross Sorkin | January 12, 2010

Questions Anyone?

On Wednesday, the first hearing of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission--what many are calling this century's equivalent of a Pecora-style >>>

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SEC Compliance Survival Guide for 2010

The SEC continues to hit the reset button on executive compensation and corporate governance. In its latest rule changes, issued in mid-December, the Commission mandated that public companies make more disclosures on a wide range of practices involving management and directors. Among the new disclosure requirements: the >>>

Five Tips on Climate Change and Tax

Climate change has moved from the fringe of business to the mainstream. Far from a monolithic issue, it is a set of complex challenges that companies face on a strategic level and in day-to-day activities. Climate change has spawned new regulations and taxes, with more than 300   introduced worldwide last year. However, >>>

Amicus Therapeutics Names New Chairman

John F. Crowley was elected chairman of the board at Amicus Therapeutics. Crowley is also CEO of the company. Hutchinson Technology named  >>>

Davos Debrief: Debt, Disparity Top Issues

Aside from continued vilification of bankers, key issues coming out of the World Economic Forum included the question of which country has the capacity to lead us out of the global economic crisis and the palpable but unspoken tension between the U.S. and China. Just days after the conclusion of the 2010 annual economic >>>

Creating CEO Succession Processes

Ensuring that a company has the right CEO is one of the most important responsibilities a public board of directors faces. It requires an ongoing process of succession planning, not a once-every-few-years decision. Boards need to prepare for the unexpected resignation or termination of a CEO, and institute this planning as >>>

NACD Defines Board’s Objectives for Risk Oversight

Editor’s note: The National Association of Corporate Directors’ newly published Blue Ribbon Commission Report on Risk Governance examines the objectives of the board’s risk oversight activities, the link between strategy and risk, and the board’s role concerning risk. The BRC report considers how boards might >>>

Managing Turnarounds in Times of Crisis

The process of turning around a troubled entity is complex.  This is made more difficult and compounded by the multiple constituencies involved, all of whom have different agendas.  Directors want to avoid risk and litigation. Lenders want a return of their invested capital, preferably with interest.  Creditors want >>>

A Challenge to Board Leadership: Get Culture Right

The 2009 Spencer Stuart Board Index was released in October and while there are no huge surprises, I believe the data signals a shifting center of gravity in corporate governance--a move toward independence, commitment, and accountability. Consider these highlights from the Spencer Stuart study of the S&P 500 companies for 2009.
  • Classified board elections have been almost completely >>>
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