Monday May 28, 2012
Jeff Cunningham | May 24, 2012

First Lesson in Politics

Everyone knows the old saw about the ship captain with an envelope that advises, “When things go wrong, blame your predecessor.” New York City >>>

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Bob Gariano | May 15, 2012

The Requirement of Board Service

Why should talented executives serve on company boards? To answer this question, I must tell a seemingly diversionary story. I have been called twice >>>

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Jeff Cunningham | May 4, 2012

She’s Done It All—Then More

Sandra Day O’Connor—the Stanford-trained lawyer who became the Arizona State Senate majority leader before being named the first female member of >>>

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Corporate Law: It Matters

Establishing and maintaining proper corporate governance structures and compliance programs has always been fundamental to business strategy; >>>

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James R. Gregory | April 26, 2012

Brand Must Answer to a Higher Power

Corporate brand campaigns are a highly efficient tool for value creation but very few CEOs use brand effectively because they don’t understand how >>>

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Energy Sector Shareholder Activism

The 2011 proxy season provided clear proof that many shareholders are paying close attention to corporate governance and increasingly supporting shareholder resolutions. Leveraging this increased investor focus, environmental activists are looking >>>

McCarthy Joins Mutual of Omaha

Mutual of Omaha elected retired KPMG Vice Chair Mary Pat McCarthy to the board of directors. Martha Stewart is succeeding Charles Koppelman as chairman of the Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia board of directors. Omnicare appointed Sam R. Leno to the board and its audit committee.

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Update on Proxy Access, Say on Pay and Neither Confirm Nor Deny

Welcome to Washington, a town where at any given moment: Congress may pass a law, an agency may issue a rule or a judge may deliver a verdict. Each time, we might think the story is over. But directors know that when it comes to policy, it ain’t >>>

Aligning Interests: Power of ‘Skin-in-the-Game’ Executive Warrants

Corporations, via their boards of directors, have adopted a myriad of measures over the years to help ensure that the interests of senior executives and shareholders are aligned. While the use of stock-based awards, such as >>>

Boards Value Battlefield Experience

Lockheed Martin CEO and Chairman Robert J. Stevens has announced he will retire from his CEO position at the end of this year. Throughout Stevens' more than 12 years of experience in the company's executive office, he has worked closely >>>

Increasing Diversity in the Boardroom

With the topic of “diversity” at the top of many boardroom agendas, the National Association of Corporate Directors has made diversity a focus this year with a series of >>>

ERM: The Board’s Role in Corporate Governance

An effective risk management framework is critical to the sustainability of companies of all sizes and structures. Taking on some level of risk is imperative to executing a successful business strategy. In the midst of the financial crisis and >>>
John Kelsh, partner at Sidley Austin LLP, and Kristopher Peterson, director at Navigant and adjunct professor at St. John’s University, comment, in turn, on the relevant requirements and considerations in making the decision as to whether >>>

Steven Hall & Partners' Sandra Pace provides a full not-for-profit compensation outlook for directors.

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