Board of Directors

Directors Confront Overscheduling Long Before Overboarding

For Dale Jones, it was a creeping realization that settled in over time. Two outside board seats, plus serving as a…

7 years ago

Mandatory Equity Deferrals for Directors On the Rise

A small but growing number of boards are requiring that directors defer a portion of their annual equity compensation until…

7 years ago

Boards Uneasy About ‘The Survivor Question’

Nominating and corporate governance committees are grappling with how to make board evaluations more meaningful, and one niggling question that…

7 years ago

Board Moves: Tech, Big Data and Industry Experience

A slew of new appointments to the boards of Arconic, Mattel and Waters include sitting or retired CEOs of publicly traded companies, according to data…

7 years ago

Lead Director Profile: CEOs Wanted

As more boards provide additional details about the role and function of lead directors in company governance, common attributes and experiences that…

7 years ago

How Microsoft Reformed Its ‘Toxic’ Culture

Company culture at Microsoft in 2013 had grown so “toxic,” said independent chairman John Thompson, the board couldn’t get its top choices of…

7 years ago

Board Moves: Director Exits, CEOs Tapped for Board Seats

A slew of new appointments to the boards of Arconic, Mattel and Waters include sitting or retired CEOs of publicly traded companies, according to data…

7 years ago

Yahoo Adds Two Directors, Girding for Fight With Starboard

Yahoo Inc.’s appointment of two board members on Thursday signals the Internet company is girding to battle activist investors over its future.…

9 years ago