Board of Directors

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 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

Cyber Expertise Needs Vetting as Boards Seek Crucial Skill

In recent years, search firms have been flooded by requests for director candidates with cybersecurity backgrounds as boards seek to…

2 years ago

Boards Continue Size Expansions to Bring in New Directors

Roughly a dozen S&P 500 companies expanded the size of their boards during the past three months in order to…

2 years ago

Board Leaders See Pay Hikes

Directors are approving pay raises for board leaders as investor scrutiny intensifies and as competition for new board members and…

2 years ago

Precision Raises for Directors as Comp Freeze Thaws

Boards have begun making small adjustments to director compensation programs, bringing cash and equity retainers up to market medians and…

3 years ago

What’s Up, Doc? The Number of M.D.s on Boards

The number of physicians on boards shot up in 2020. Some recruiters say this is part of a trend that…

4 years ago

Boards Look to Directors With Reputational Risk Experience

As companies seek to gird their reputations, boards are looking for new directors with deep corporate affairs backgrounds to help…

4 years ago