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by leon on August 4, 2009
So Google chief executive officer Eric Schmidt has resigned from Apple's board. Schmidt has been on Google's board since 2001 and on Apple's board since 2006. The truth is, this was alwa...
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by leon on January 15, 2009
With the change in government and the new Obama administration coming in, we can expect to see many more government officials moving in to the private sector as company directors. What can they offer...
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by leon on August 28, 2008
We have talked many times about how Sarbanes-Oxley has turned into a goldmine for accountants.The other lot that's made big gains are the lawyers. Sarbanes-Oxley means we're now seeing more l...
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by leon on July 21, 2008
While heads have rolled in response to the financial crisis, boards of directors have remained relatively unscathed.As the Financial Times points out, there is a real shortage of director talent when...
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by leon on May 5, 2008
Directors pay is going up, according to a new study from the Corporate Library.Directors' pay has gone up 12 per cent and the explanation given is that it's because of the increased workload....
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by leon on April 14, 2008
Following the uproar over the scandals linking corrupt to corrupt politicians, and corporate money finding its way into the pockets of both parties, company directors say they want disclosure. But cl...
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by leon on March 1, 2008
Sitting on a dysfunctional board is soul-destroying. But what are the pathologies? Some good insights from Beverly Behan at BusinessWeek in her piece Boards Behaving Badly.Types she identifies are th...
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by leon on January 24, 2008
Compared to the CEO, most company directors aren't paid that excessively. The fees are comfortable, but generally it's not excessive.But a handful of companies are paying their outside direct...
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by leon on August 3, 2007
How much protection do directors have if climate change lawsuits come in?That's an important question raised in this paper, Global Warming - Will There Be Exposures For Directors And Officers And ...
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by leon on July 26, 2007
I have talked about climate change liability risks for company directors here and here. Climate change has all the potential of turning into a major corporate governance issue.Jeffrey Smith and Matthe...
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by leon on June 8, 2007
Earlier this year, I looked at how an Australian regulatory authority, the Takeovers Panel, was moving to address conflicts of interest that occur in private equity takeovers where managers and boards...
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by leon on April 5, 2007
As expected, most companies in the US are continuing to fill their board rooms with the same sorts of people: white, male and mostly in their 50s. According to a new report, Women on Boards: Missed Op...
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by leon on February 27, 2007
While the Bush administration has gone for a hands-off approach to hedge funds and private equity, as reported last week in the International Herald Tribune, the Australian regulatory authority has co...
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by leon on October 21, 2006
With at least 140 companies including UnitedHealth and Apple saying they are being examined by federal authorities or are reviewing the way they timed their stock-option grants, the role of company di...
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by leon on September 26, 2006
Breaking the glass ceiling is not easy. According to one study, it would take women 40 years to catch up to men in the corporate world. That's assuming everything remains static on the other side ...
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by leon on September 7, 2006
Story of the week would have to be the revelations of Hewlett-Packard's chairwoman Patricia Dunn spying on the home phone records of the company's directors, as reported in full detail the New...
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by leon on August 9, 2006
The gene pool of directors is shallow. Companies are now under pressure to recruit from a broader base. But how do you train directors? Apart from having the right skills, what do you need to do to ge...
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by leon on July 28, 2006
Women's progress up the corporate ladder is so slow that it would take them 40 years to catch up with men, according a new Catalyst study.The study found that average growth in the percentage of c...
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by leon on June 29, 2006
Enron has shaken the corporate world to its foundations. The trial is over but directors and managers are still asking what lessons are to be drawn from the debacle. Chances are the questions will sti...
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by leon on May 8, 2006
What do Bob Geldof and Nick Mason (drummer and percussionist with Pink Floyd) have in common?They are both company directors and part of a trend now to recruit celebrity directors, according to the Su...
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by leon on March 10, 2006
Wiretaps on mobsters are one thing. But the US Justice Department's antitrust division will be extending them into boardrooms under the Antitrust Investigative Improvements Act of 2005 introduced ...
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by leon on December 24, 2005
Much has been said about the importance of having independent directors. Trouble is all the studies are inconclusive. Now a new study suggests suggests independent directors are not as effective. Not ...
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by leon on November 22, 2005
A former board member of Enron, Raymond Troubh has positioned himself as a champion of corporate governance reform. He wants a radical overhaul of the way boards operate. His proposals include closer ...
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by leon on November 18, 2005
Bosses of basketcase companies are being thrown in the slammer but where do the directors of these bad businesses go to? An analysis of companies like Enron, WorldCom, Adelphia, Global Crossing, Waste...
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by leon on November 15, 2005
A new study suggests bosses and boards have over-reacted to the parade of corporate scandals. Many it seems are forgetting about strategy. The study classifies boards into two categories: "invest...
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by leon on November 12, 2005
Women coming into the workforce now tend to be better educated than men. They are also better at multi-tasking and, more often than not, are the ones who make all the major consumer decisions for hous...
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by leon on November 12, 2005
How many company directors are babes in the wood? Naive passengers who don't ask the tough questions. The latest edition of Boardroom INSIDER gives some tips on what to look out for on a company&#...
