Since 2007, executive compensation practices of public companies have been at the forefront of activist shareholders’ and shareholder rights groups’ agendas. Mandatory say-on-pay proposals, enhanced executive compensation disclosure, compensation committee and compensation consultant independence rules are just a few of the recent significant changes to the laws and regulations applicable to public companies in the… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Board of Directors
Separating the positions of CEO and Chairman: The debate rages on
Posted in Corporate GovernanceAre the CEO and the Chairman of the Board the same executive at your company? While there can be very good reasons to have these positions held by the same person, the separation of these posts continues to be a hotly debated topic. Since the early 1980s, much attention has been paid to corporate boards… Continue Reading
Starting the New Year off right: In-house counsel disclose their New Year’s resolutions
Posted in Corporate GovernanceAs we start 2013, I thought it would be fun to ask in-house counsel what their New Year’s resolutions were. I wasn’t looking for the usual “go to the gym more/ lose weight/ get organized” type answers, but rather what corporate secretaries/ securities counsel would want to improve upon in 2013 in their professional lives. … Continue Reading
GUEST BLOGGER: Lessons learned in corporate governance from the Jerry Sandusky tragedy
Posted in Corporate GovernanceMr. Lamm is Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at Pfizer Inc. and a Gunster alumnus. The views expressed in this posting are Mr. Lamm’s personal views and should not be attributed to Pfizer Inc. or to Gunster. While nothing good has come out of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal at Penn State, I… Continue Reading