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Boardroom All-Stars

April 1,2008 by Judy Warner
Top recruiters say that one size does not fit all when it comes to filling seats on the board. An individual who would be a perfect match for one board might be a disaster on another. Yet there are qualities that make for great corporate directors. We single out a few that possess them. Full Story

Directorship Profile: George L. Davis

April 1,2008
George L. Davis jointly leads the Board Consulting Practice at executive search firm Egon Zehnder International, and is a founding member and managing director of its Boston office. He cites a growing trend toward succession planning at the board level and sees it as a way to equip the board to better manage the shrinking director candidate pool. Full Story

Postings: April / May 2008

April 1,2008
Recent board appointments: Zelnick, Breeden, Sheehan, more. Full Story

Postings

February 1,2008
New Board Members Named at Kraft, McGraw-Hill, Goodyear and more, Tesoro adopts a poison pill, and a proxy battle ensues at CSX. Full Story

Postings: Directors Recently Elected to Boards

December 1,2007
PepsiCo treasurer Lionel L. Nowell, III was elected to Reynolds American’s board, and will serve on the audit committee. Nowell is also a board member of the American Electric Power Company. Full Story

New Board Members Named at Iconix, HealthSouth, Duckwall-ALCO...

October 12,2007
HealthSouth appointed John Chidsey, CFO and director at Burger King Holdings, to the board. Full Story

Nasdaq Wants You

October 1,2007
As part of a broad strategy to provide services outside of its core listing service, Nasdaq is targeting board members with a series of offerings. In addition to Carpenter Moore, a directors and officers (D&O) insurance broker that it purchased two years ago, the electronic exchange is branching into recruitment, education, and technology for boards. Full Story

Postings

October 1,2007
Appointments made to boards of Sapient, NiSource, JPMorgan Chase, H&R Block and more... Full Story

Getting Onto the Board

August 16,2007
For women and for first-timers, consider a non-executive director position. Full Story

Women on Boards: The Number May Be Shrinking

February 1,2007 by Cheryl Francis
Directors should push search firms---and one another---to broaden recruitment efforts. Full Story

The Board's Newest Role

October 1,2006 by
Push management to focus on business design, not just product design. Full Story

A New Leadership for a Newly Converged World

July 1,2006 by Directorship Editors
Career experts discuss the traits and skill sets that will be needed. Full Story

The Board's Strategy for CEO Selection

July 1,2006 by Directorship Editors
Best practices in selecting a technology company CEO Full Story

Women Do Make a Difference

June 1,2006 by Directorship Editors
The composition of boards has changed a great deal over the last 10 years, yet more change is needed. Better performing companies correlate with more women on boards. Nominating committee chairmen, take note. Full Story
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