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<title>An Embattled Fuld Gets Battered</title>
<link>http://www.directorship.com/an-embattled-fuld-testifies</link>
<description><![CDATA[While saying he felt "horrible" for the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, Chief Executive  Richard Fuld in testimony on Capitol Hill yesterday faulted short sellers for the downfall of the once venerable investment bank. Today, former AIG executives are expected to appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:00:14 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>SEC Fairness and Impartiality Questioned</title>
<link>http://www.directorship.com/sec-impartiality-questioned</link>
<description>A federal inquiry has concluded that the Securities and Exchange Commission should consider disciplining its director of enforcement and two supervisors for their role in handling an insider trading investigation that resulted in an SEC lawyer being fired for attempting to interview an influential Wall Street executive.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:05:32 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>CalPERS Seeks Corporate Governance Officer</title>
<link>http://www.directorship.com/calpers-job-openings</link>
<description>The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) announced yesterday its search for a senior portfolio manager to lead its corporate governance operations. Dennis Johnson, billed as the company's corporate governance director, stepped down from his position in July, leaving senior investment officer of global equity Eric Baggesen as his interim replacement.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:03:48 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>TNK-BP VPs Latest to Go</title>
<link>http://www.directorship.com/tnk-bp-vps-to-go</link>
<description>Two vice presidents at TNK-BP will reportedly step down this month, the latest in a string of personnel changes at the British-Russian oil venture, based in the Russian oil fields. Vice presidents Tom Wright and Steve Riddlington will be leaving the company for unknown reasons.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:14:59 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Changes in CEO Pay & Firm Performance]]></title>
<link>http://www.directorship.com/ceo-pay---peformance-link</link>
<description>The design and efficacy of CEO compensation contracts following an earnings restatement doesn't change significantly but there is a significant shift from options-based compensation to salary, a new study finds.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:19:18 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Name Your Favorite Biz Books</title>
<link>http://www.directorship.com/best-biz-books</link>
<description><![CDATA[We invite you to participate in our online forum on the "The Well-Read Director." We will compile the feedback into our "Readings" column in the next issue. Which are your favorites and why? Is The Snowball: Warren Buffet and the Business of Life by Alice Schroder on your list? How about Perkin's Valley Boy: The Education of Tom Perkins? Something outside the management mainstream? We'll consider that, too. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:19:21 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Paulson Advisor to Head Bailout Program</title>
<link>http://www.directorship.com/paulson-taps-advisor</link>
<description>Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will appoint senior advisor Neel Kashkari to manage the repurchasing of securities in the upcoming $700 billion bailout, according to the Wall Street Journal.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:25:08 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Executive Turnover Slowing</title>
<link>http://www.directorship.com/exec-turnover-slows-in-sept</link>
<description>Surprisingly, executive turnover in the third quarter of 2008 has declined from the totals registered in 2007 and 2006, according to Liberum Research.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:49:21 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>EU Ministers Join Call for 'Say on Pay'</title>
<link>http://www.directorship.com/say-on-pay-in-europe</link>
<description><![CDATA[A meeting today and tomorrow in Luxemburg between the finance ministers and government officials of the European Union has "say on pay" as a crucial part of its agenda.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:55:24 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Lilly to Buy ImClone for $6.5 Billion</title>
<link>http://www.directorship.com/lilly-to-buy-imclone-for--6-5b</link>
<description>Eli Lilly said it agreed to acquire ImClone Systems in an all-cash deal the companies valued at $6.5 billion. The $70-per-share bid beat out Bristol-Meyers Squibb's $62-per-share offer. </description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:56:12 EDT</pubDate>
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