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In this issue: Feature Articles | Bonus Online Content | Calendar of Events | News
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Five Ways to Drive Support
For Your Pay Program
By THE EY CENTER FOR BOARD MATTERS
Compensation committees face an increasingly challenging environment. Since 2011, companies have been required under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to give investors an advisory vote on executive pay policies and practices, i.e., an opportunity to vote “for” or “against” a company’s pay program to show their level of support.
This Say-on-Pay (SOP) vote has motivated many compensation committees to change pay practices, disclosures and investor communications.
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Directors & Boards' Director Education Webinar Series
Investigative Due Diligence: A Practical Guide To What Directors Need to Know
September 30, 2015
Refreshing the Board: Age or Term Limits, Skillsets and the Hard Conversation
September 16, 2015
Directors to Watch 2015: The Making of Successful Women Directors
August 19, 2015
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FROM: 1ST QUARTER 2016 EDITION
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Two ‘Must Have’ Tools for Harnessing Your Board’s Value
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By RALPH STOW
Feeling pretty good about yourself, eh? You have a good board, you have figured out who and what you have for board members, so now it’s time to “harness value” from this rogue nation of board personalities. Here are two tools that should be in every toolbox that might prove useful to stay focused and drive value — a “Board Norms” document and an “Expectations Agenda.”
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Understanding the Panama Papers
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By MONTIETH M. ILLINGWORTH
Picture over 100 organizations scattered around the world working together on an important new project. The team is 370 plus people across 80 countries. There are thousands of gigabits of data generated by the documents involved, so a web-based collaboration platform is created. Face to face meetings involve over 100 people. Then, the project launches worldwide and it’s a great success.
A United Nations event? A G20 Summit? No, it’s the “Panama Papers.”
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The Private Company Governance Summit 2016
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May 11-13, 2016
Building The High Performing Private Company Board: Reserve your seat at the governance conference for directors, owners, and advisors of family-owned, closely-held and private-equity owned businesses of all sizes. The fourth annual Private Company Governance Summit will be held May 11-13, 2016 at the Westin City Center in Washington, D.C.
Click here for more information and registration details.
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Women: Building an Inclusive Economy in the Digital Age
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June 9-11, 2016
The Global Summit of Women announced that the 2016 Summit will be hosted by Poland on June 9-11, 2016 in Warsaw at the Warsaw Hilton Hotel. The Summit's theme for 2016 is, "Women: Building an Inclusive Economy in the Digital Age" to follow up on the 2015 Summit which explored women's creativity and innovation. The 2016 Summit will showcase women's inventiveness in establishing new businesses as well as in accelerating growth in business leadership in the digital economy.
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Private Company Boards of the Year 2016 Named
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Three private company boards of directors to be honored at the Private Company Governance Summit on May 12, 2016, in Washington, D.C. The awards honor private company boards who best serve their stakeholders—owners, shareholders, employees and community - with best practices in their structure and performance.
VIEW THE WINNERS HERE.
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Arianna Huffington To Join Uber Board of Directors
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 Uber CEO Travis Kalanick announced that The Huffington Post’s editor-in-chief, Arianna Huffington, would be joining Uber’s board of directors, according to a blog post posted on The Huffington Post.
Uber has been one of the biggest and most controversial businesses over the past year and is fighting legal and regulatory battles. The company is valued at $60 billion.
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American Express Company Elects Ralph de la Vega to Board of Directors
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American Express Company announced that Ralph de la Vega has been elected to its board of directors, according to a
Business Wire press release.
Since February 2016, Mr. de la Vega is vice chairman of AT&T Inc. and CEO of Business Solutions and International. He leads AT&T’s integrated Business Solutions group (both mobile and IP services), which serves more than 3.5 million business customers in 200 countries and territories.
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