From the Ballot Box to the Boardroom
BY TANYA MECK and JULIE HOOTKIN
Corporations and their boards are increasingly tackling social issues like climate change, sustainability and diversity. And many CEO’s are publically addressing issues like transgender rights, pay equity and immigration.
With so much dysfunction and partisanship coming out of Washington, Americans are increasingly frustrated with the government’s inability to get things done. As a result, Americans are looking elsewhere for leadership on important issues, and corporations and their leaders increasingly have an opportunity – and a responsibility – to fill that role.
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Directors & Boards Director Education Webinar Series
What Directors Need to Know: Shareholder Communications and Staying Ahead of the Inevitable
July 27, 2016
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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SPACs: A Path to Public Ownership
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Pitfalls to avoid for Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations
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BY MOHSIN MEGHJI
Over the past few years, the “Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation” — or SPAC — has reemerged as a popular acquisition vehicle. With approximately $6.5 billion raised by SPAC’s over the past 18 months, these corporate structures are increasingly relevant for private companies. Officers and directors should be familiar with the potential strategic options that SPACs can offer. But, as with any potentially transformative transaction, there are pitfalls to avoid, particularly for private companies as they undertake negotiations and adjust to a new corporate structure.
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Fundamental elements a CEO must focus on
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BY KEN GUSS
We all understand the significant responsibility of being on a Board. Public or Private, large or small, the essence of governance continues to evolve and change. Too often in my experience Boards focus only on the CEO or the financial progress of a company with little discussion of what is needed to create a great team that becomes a great company. I believe as members of a Board our responsibilities must go further than oversight. We must be aware of the culture of the company we are aligned with and assure that its culture is creating winning teams and the highly successful companies that always seem to go with it.
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SAIS Global Conference on Women in the Boardroom
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SEPTEMBER, 7, 2016
The SAIS Global Conference on Women in the Boardroom brings together corporate CEOs, board chairs, institutional investors, venture capitalists, stock exchange executives, Congressional and government officials, international experts and the leaders of 23 business organizations to assess the progress being made to accelerate the selection of qualified women and minority directors to serve on publicly traded company boards. It will highlight successful initiatives and benchmark U.S. performance against other countries. McKinsey & Co will present the results of qualitative research on best practices among the top performing companies.
Click here to register for this event.
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Equilar and Nasdaq Board Leadership Forum
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
This one-day educational program for public company board members, general counsel and corporate secretaries will address the rise of activist investors and advocacy groups calling for more transparency and diversity in the boardroom and the increased focus on board composition and refreshment. The event will take place at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York. Register before July 15 with promo code “BOARD100” to receive a complimentary registration to the event.
Click here for more information about this event.
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Pay Governance Research Finds Strong CEO Pay-For-Performance Alignment
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Analysis from executive compensation consulting firm Pay Governance finds that compensation realizable by S&P 500 CEOs is aligned with company shareholder returns over the same time period. These findings directly rebut recent research featured in the July 25 Wall Street Journal article, “Best-Paid CEOs Run Some of Worst-Performing Companies.” Pay Governance conducted a detailed review of the study featured in the article and concluded that there is a better approach for testing the alignment of CEO pay and performance.
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PepsiCo Elects Darren Walker to Company's Board of Directors
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PepsiCo, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has elected Darren Walker as an independent member of the Board, effective September 21, 2016. Walker, 56, currently serves as President of the Ford Foundation, the second largest private foundation in the United States, and also chairs the United States National Advisory Board on Impact Investing.
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