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Board Composition - The Unfinished Symphony: The art of building an engaged, diverse and harmonious corporate board

Board composition is a hot topic. At a time when serving as a corporate director is more demanding than ever, it’s also more important than ever for boards to recruit and retain diverse directors – in the broadest sense of the word – to challenge the management team with fresh...

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Do Not Let ISS Go Overboard: Limiting board members to four seats is a disservice to companies and the members themselves

Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) employs a lot of very smart people with great intentions, but sometimes, they just need help. On October 26, 2015, ISS proposed three changes to its voting policies for U.S. issuers for the 2016 proxy season, including a proposal to reduce the...

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The Long and the Short of It: NACD commission calls on “activist” directors to align companies’ short-term moves with long-term strategy

The debate seems as vociferous as it’s ever been. Are companies best served by focusing on delivering short-term results – a “beat the quarter” mentality – or by turning their gaze to the horizon and focusing on the long haul? Enter the National Association of...

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