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High-Profile CEOs See Security Perks Climb in Divisive Environment

Nearly 40 S&P 500 firms included security costs in their CEOs' perk packages last year, according to an analysis of…

3 months ago

Hanging Around: More 65+ CEOs Stay On the Job

Within the next five years, major corporations from JPMorgan Chase to The Walt Disney Co. could be placed under new…

4 months ago

AI Disclosures Increase, yet Committee Charters Have Not Caught Up

Artificial intelligence is the single-largest area that boards have devoted time to in the last year, but at the same…

5 months ago

Paramount Faces Golden Parachute Clash as CEO Steps Down

Departing Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish's exit package is estimated to top $50 million, highlighting a stockholder proposal up for…

6 months ago

How ESG Metrics Are Taking Over Annual Incentive Plans

Compensation committees at S&P 500 companies are increasingly tying annual bonuses to measures beyond financial performance. The inclusion of environmental,…

7 months ago

Visual Investigation: Pay Gaps Widen as Workforce Scrutiny Grows

The pay gap between CEOs and their employees has widened over the past half decade, according to an analysis by…

7 months ago

Are Companies Really Reincorporating in Nevada?

Elon's Musk's $56 billion pay package's upheaval, a hedge fund sanctioned for failing to preserve phone messaging, an order striking…

8 months ago

Are Check Marks ‘Cheap Talk’ in Board Skills Matrices?

Disclosures about directors' skills and expertise are increasingly coming under the microscope as investors ramp up calls to link board…

9 months ago

Boards Looking for ‘Soft Skills’ in New Crop of CEOs

On Jan. 1, several of the nation's biggest companies — including Morgan Stanley, Kraft Heinz, Sherwin Williams and Costco —…

10 months ago

Boards Named Slew of First-Time Directors This Fall

Large companies have seen significant board turnover in the past several months, capping off a year of increased focus from…

11 months ago