Inaugural NACD Directorship 2020 Event Convenes 100 Directors in NYC
Without a doubt, directorship has changed. In the last 10 years, the effects of legislation and regulatory activity such as Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank have significantly expanded the role of the...
View ArticleNACD Directorship 2020: Sustainability, Stakeholders, and Performance Metrics
Underlying NACD’s Directorship 2020 initiative is a single observation: capitalism—and the role of the director—is changing. There are the more obvious forces behind this shift: vocal shareholder...
View ArticleThe Great Debate: Shareholder Activism in the Boardroom
While the term “shareholder activist” can send a shiver down the spines of corporate directors, there are often positive outcomes from this activity. Janet F. Clark, former executive vice president and...
View ArticleNACD BLC 2014 Breakout Session – Balancing Shareholders and Capital Markets
On the morning of Tuesday, October 14, 2014, a group of Board Leadership Conference attendees joined Alan M. Klein, Partner, Simpson Thacher; Jamie S. Moser, Partner, Joele Frank; and moderator Chris...
View ArticleExecutive Compensation—What Matters Most to Activists?
Executive compensation is a perpetual hot-button topic and one that activist investors frequently use to court shareholder support for their proposals. In a recent BoardVision video, Semler Brossy...
View ArticleWhat to Watch For in 2016
A Message from NACD’s CEO to Our Members Each year I find myself declaring that the profession of directorship has become more challenging than it was in the previous year. I believe we’ve now reached...
View ArticleA Well-Tailored Story of Shareholder Activism
From left: Shelley Broader, David Walker, Jan Fields, and Lauren Smith Chico’s FAS, parent company of the Chico’s, White House Black Market, and Soma brands, made headlines in 2016 when an activist...
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