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1. A Board Interview Guide for Prospective CEOs

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   A board interview guide for prospective CEOs A board interview guide for prospective CEOs Article Actions Share this article on Facebook Working through these questions as they prepare to take the top job can help executives clarify their thinking. Over the years, we’ve spoken with many clients who were preparing to be interviewed for CEO roles. We’ve also debriefed with them after the event, and we’ve spoken with corporate board members on how to structure the selection process...

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2. Delta Air Lines Appoints Huerta to Board of Directors

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   He also was managing director of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. “Michael's deep aviation and broader transportation industry experience will be a great asset to Delta,” said Frank Blake, Delta's non-executive chairman of the board . Huerta was recently appointed as senior advisor to ...

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3. McKesson : Board of Directors Releases Findings and Recommendations of Independent Investigation

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   April 20, 2018 - The Board of Directors of McKesson today released its response to a request from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a McKesson stockholder, that the Board perform an investigation into senior management's and the Board's oversight of McKesson's compliance with its legal and regulatory obligations relating to the distribution of opioids. An independent investigation was performed by a Special Review Committee (SRC) of the Board composed of ...

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4. New SEC Policy Seen as Threat to Proxy Votes

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   Shareholder rights advocates are now concerned that the SEC is eroding the viability of the proxy process. “I think the options are being significantly limited,” Christine Jantz, founder and president of Jantz Management, which submitted shareholder resolutions for the current proxy season, told S&P Global Market Intelligence...

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5. Kate Hudson: I’m angry There Aren’t Enough Women on Boards

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   Companies implementing change for gender equality is something Kate Hudson would get behind, the American actress and businesswoman said...

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6. Pinnacle Foods Shares Surge After Activist Investor Jana Takes 9.1% Stake

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   Activist investor Jana Partners disclosed a 9.1 percent stake in Pinnacle Foods and said it would seek talks with the company on a range of subjects...

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7. How Does a Board of Directors Foster Innovation in an Organization?

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   There is no simple formula a company or a board of directors can follow that promises successful implementation of creative and innovative ideas. However, we now have a better understanding of the enigmatic relation between the directors and work-related creativity and innovation...

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8. ISS backs Cation Capital's Nominations to Crescent Point Board

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   (Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services on Thursday recommended Crescent Point Energy Corp ( CPG.TO ) shareholders vote for activist investor Cation Capital’s two nominations to the oil and gas producer’s board...

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9. 'Losing direction': Allergan Investors are Unhappy After a Wild 4 Hour Takeover Drama

   Explore Business Insider Apr 19 2018 BoardNews

   

   • Allergan's stock closed down 4% on Thursday, after the pharma giant said it was "in the early stages of considering a possible offer" for UK-listed Shire, only to say four hours later that it wouldn't make an offer.
   • The drama extends what's been a tough year for the Botox-maker, with the stock vastly underperforming the broader biotech index...

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10. Wells Fargo Said to be Target of $1 Billion US Fine

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    Federal regulators are poised to impose a $1 billion penalty on Wells Fargo for a variety of alleged misdeeds, the New York Times reports...

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11. Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR) Appoints Diana Ingram To Board Of Directors

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    "We are very pleased to welcome Diana to the Board of Directors of Rexford," stated Tyler Rose, Director and Chairman of the Company's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. "She brings her extensive experience in technology and operations, as well as deep relationships in Southern ...

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12. Big Investors Push Harder for More Women Directors

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    Emboldened by last year’s successful campaigns against excessive executive pay, some of the world’s biggest investors are shifting their focus to women -- or the lack thereof -- on corporate boards...

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13. Allergan and Takeda May Fight Over Shire

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    Wynn Resorts has added three women to its board: Dee Dee Myers, who was a White House spokeswoman in the Clinton administration; Betsy Atkins, an advocate of stronger corporate governance ; and Wendy Webb, a former investor-relations chief for Disney. (Bloomberg). • Deutsche Bank's C.O.O. ...

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14. Wynn Resorts Appoints Three New Independent Directors

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    LAS VEGAS – The Board of Directors of Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) announced that it has expanded its board to 11 members, with the appointment of Betsy Atkins, Dee Dee Myers and Wendy Webb as independent directors, effective immediately...

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15. AutoNation Shareholders Vote Against Split in Chair, CEO Roles

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    ...who has owned stock in AutoNation since 2000, was rejected by 72 percent of shareholders. Chevedden is an activist shareholder who makes proposals at the nation’s largest companies. He has had some success in getting proposals approved. He couldn’t immediately be reached for comment after the vote because he was not at the meeting. The proposal was made in person by Heather Mar, who did not otherwise identify herself....

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16. P&G to Buy German Merck’s Consumer Unit for $4.2 Billion

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    Bloomberg | Apr 19, 2018 Procter & Gamble Co. agreed to buy Merck KGaA’s consumer-health business for 3.4 billion euros (US$4.2 billion) to bolster growth, betting that vitamins and decongestants can hasten its comeback...

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17. Lori Schafer Joins Board of Directors at Kibo

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    DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kibo, the world's leading cloud-based omnichannel commerce platform, today announced that Lori Schafer has joined its board of directors . Lori is a senior executive and entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in retail and consumer-packaged goods' technology, ...

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18. Celgene Corporation Announces Changes to Its Board of Directors

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    SUMMIT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) today announced changes to its Board of Directors . Gilla Kaplan, Ph.D., Celgene's longest-standing Director, is retiring from the Board and will not stand for reelection at the upcoming Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held ...

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19. Marissa Mayer Blames Short-Sighted Activist Investors for Causing Yahoo to Lose out on Tens of Billions of Dollars of Upside by Selling Alibaba Stake

    Explore Business Insider Apr 18 2018 BoardNews

    

    • In her first interview since leaving Yahoo, Marissa Mayer said selling the company's stake in Alibaba was a mistake.
    • Mayer blamed shortsighted activist investors for pressuring the company to do the deal.
    • Yahoo sold half of its 40% stake in Alibaba for $7.6 billion in 2012. Yahoo obtained the entire stake for $1 billion in 2005.

    Before Yahoo was swallowed up by Verizon, it was a struggling internet company led by CEO Marissa Mayer, trying to bring back its glory days...

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20. Credit Suisse : Activist Investor RBR Not a Registered Shareholder in Credit Suisse

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    ZURICH (Reuters) - Activist investor RBR Capital Advisors, which last year called for Credit Suisse to be broken up, does not hold any registered shares in the bank, both parties said on Wednesday...

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21. Histogenics (HSGX) Appoints Susan Washer to Board

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    Histogenics Corporation (NASDAQ: HSGX today announced the appointment of Susan Washer to its Board of Directors . “Having known and worked with Sue for over 15 years, we are extremely pleased to welcome her to Histogenics' Board of Directors ,” stated Garheng Kong, M.D., Ph.D., Chairman of ...

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22. Shire Faces Criticism on CEO Pay Policy as Crunch Week Looms

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    (Reuters) - Shire ( SHP.L ), the $47 billion (£33.1 billion) rare disease drugmaker being stalked by Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical ( 4502.T ), faces fresh criticism over its executive pay policy from a leading investor advisory group as a crunch week approaches...

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23. Corporate Boards Are Looking for CEOs Who Aren’t Old White Men

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    For most of the past decade, Cheryl Miller has spent her days trying to put more cars on America’s roads—first as the treasurer and now as the chief financial officer of AutoNation Inc. , the largest auto retailer in the U.S. And for the past year she’s been working on behalf of another of the country’s biggest companies, Tyson Foods Inc. , as one of the newest members of its board of directors...

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24. Wynn-ex: No sale of Wynn Boston Until board is Overhauled

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    Elaine Wynn, the ex-wife of toppled casino CEO Steve Wynn is urging the company's board of directors to hold off on making any big decisions ... I am also the Company's co-founder, with an interest in fully restoring its reputation and in transforming it into a corporate governance leader,” Elaine Wynn ...

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