/news/shareholder_news.php Shareholder News Articles http://www.directorship.com/biased-against-women A recent survey shows that executives set the tone and employees mirror those traits that have made senior leaders successful. When perceptions of leadership are described by masculine stereotypes, employees are viewed as less competent if they demonstrate qualities, characteristics, and skills that are considered atypical. According to the research, this results in a perpetual cycle that can overlook and under-utilize women high performers. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:27:06 EST http://www.directorship.com/boards-and-shareholders Our individual savings generate the entire capital market. Together "we", the whole investment chain, are the owners of corporate America and we should act like it. "We" have ducked our responsibility to halt compensation excesses in the financial sector and, to a certain extent, sections of the rest of corporate America. Now that compensation has come front and center in the wake of a crisis which has not only exposed its flaws, but did so on national network television, activation is essential. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:23:28 EST http://www.directorship.com/the-role-of-the-lead-director In the last year, public companies and their boards have experienced a freeze in the credit markets, the cratering of the stock market and asset values, and a precipitous drop in consumer spending. While the depth and severity of this economic tsunami may be unusual, history has shown that it will not be the last crisis. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:27:21 EST http://www.directorship.com/ubs-names-gr-bel-as-new-ceo UBS AG, the Swiss bank suffering from massive write-downs and its role in a U.S. tax-evasion scheme, announced the latest shake-up in its top executive ranks with the surprise departure of CEO Marcel Rohner. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:22:09 EST http://www.directorship.com/jobs-won-t-change-plans Apple CEO Steve Jobs is still expected to return from his medical leave at the end of June, according to a director who responded to an investor's question at the company's annual shareholder meeting yesterday. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:29:18 EST http://www.directorship.com/economist-zarnowitz-dies Victor Zarnowitz, one of the world's leading authorities on business cycles, business indicators, and forecast evaluation, died on Feb. 21, 2009, in New York City. He was 89. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:04:25 EST http://www.directorship.com/obama-makes-pledge US President Barack Obama promised yesterday to act with the "full force of the federal government" to shore up the financial system and acknowledged that more taxpayer money would be required to bail out banks. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:05:53 EST http://www.directorship.com/finra-s-new-chief Veteran regulator Richard Ketchum, the new CEO of the brokerage industry's self-policing organization, yesterday promised tough action against financial fraud as regulators face criticism for lax oversight. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:33:12 EST http://www.directorship.com/icahn-s-target--lionsgate Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn has renewed his focus on Hollywood, doubling his stake in Lionsgate Entertainment and saying he may seek to nominate new directors to its board. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:49:57 EST http://www.directorship.com/ford-chiefs-lose-30- Ford Motor Co. Chairman Bill Ford and CEO Alan Mulally have agreed to cut their salaries by 30 percent both this year and next as part of a drive to show that the automaker's senior ranks are sharing in the sacrifices demanded from lower-level workers. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:38:53 EST