What are the ramifications for a corporate board when investor activists or investor-designating directors join? Todd Kraznow, a member of several boards including Carbonite, noted (at the NACD conference last week in Boston) that whether or not you accept an … Continue reading
Stephen Honig
At the end of a lengthy discussion of key board practices at the NACD Boston conference, a panel of senior corporate directors was asked, “what is the single most important secret of an effective corporate Board?” You might expect a … Continue reading
What is the current thinking on whether corporate boards should impose director term limits, or a maximum age for service? According to the National Association of Corporate Directors/New England panel, there is a risk, with either term limits or maximum … Continue reading
How do you build an effective board? It depends on the stage of the company, as different board needs arise at different points in corporate growth, according to an expert panel convened in Boston on October 17 by the New … Continue reading
Recently, the SEC voted to propose amendments to the regulation that defines the details of information required to be included in SEC filings by public companies, advisers and investment companies. Needless to say, Regulation SK has grown over time to … Continue reading
It is amazing how many corporations are set up “50-50,” which is to say two equal partners with equal ownership, and equal say on the board of directors. What happens when, over time, these shareholders come to violent disagreement? The … Continue reading
What do Boston thought leaders believe are the keystones to future business growth? Long-term focus on education, shareholder relations, and application of disruptive sciences to their companies. GE Director Dr. Susan Hockfield, Dr. Tom Kennedy (CEO of Raytheon), and Dick … Continue reading
2017 has been a banner year for activist shareholders approaching public companies. Major activists continue to target large companies, but the average market cap of targets is approximately $260,000,000. How should boards approach the discharge of their obligations, when an … Continue reading
Each June, the sitting national Legal Director of the Civil Liberties Union comes to Boston to address the Boston legal community, and interested citizens, concerning the work of the ACLU nationally; on June 6 the new Director, Professor David Cole, … Continue reading
The main thing to understand about the future is actually two things: the first is that it is here now, and the second is that the rest of it is going to arrive much faster than you think. Putting flesh … Continue reading