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Article reprints are $10 each. Click to add to shopping cartInvestor Relations  A Board's Template to Evaluate the IRO -- Don?t be blindsided by issues raised in the investment community - do a check-up on the capability of your investor relations function. By IR consultant Louis M. Thompson Jr.
Fourth Quarter 2007 [3 page(s)] Proxy Proponents Pack a Punch -- What to factor in: their growing sophistication, an expansion beyond the usual suspects, and their widening interest in environmental and social issues. By Raphael M. Russo of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison (with tables by Proxy Governance Inc.).
Annual Report 2007 [4 page(s)] The New Guardians? -- Institutional owners can exert a powerful influence on governance; the question is, will they ever embrace that role? By Doug Raymond of Drinker Biddle & Reath.
Third Quarter 2006 [1 page(s)] From a Whisper to a Firestorm -- How ready are you as a board to respond to the revenge-laced rhetoric promoted by activist organizations and shareholder-revolt leaders? By Mike McCurry and Randy Tate of Grassroots Enterprise.
Second Quarter 2005 [2 page(s)] The IRO as the Directors' Intelligence Link -- As the definition of what constitutes governance expands, so too will the board's reliance on the investor relations officer. By Lou Thompson Jr. of the National Investor Relations Institute.
Fall 2004 [1 page(s)] 'High Noon' at the Magic Kingdom -- Lessons in board and investor uprising from Gary and Grace. By Hoffer Kaback, Directors & Boards columnist.
Winter 2004 [1 page(s)] Be 'Best of Breed' in Your Governance Disclosure -- Resolving some of the ambiguity about what information pertinent to your governance should be distributed, and where and how to distribute it. By Michael Ellison of Corporate Insight.
Winter 2004 [3 page(s)] Boards: Get To Know Your IRO -- How and why the investor relations officer can be a vital resource for the board. By Louis M. Thompson Jr. of the National Investor Relations Institute.
Winter 2003 [3 page(s)] The Street Wakes Up to Governance -- Investors are going to demand some reassurance that effective governance practices are in place. Are you ready for the analysts' in-depth scrutiny? By Donald Gallo and Marc Knez of Sibson Consulting.
Fall 2002 [4 page(s)] The Good, the Bad ... and the Ugly -- Dividing shareholders into 'good' long-termers and 'bad' short-termers is both analytically flaccid and discriminatorily invidious. By Hoffer Kaback, Directors & Boards columnist.
Spring 2001 [1 page(s)] Excuse Me While I Cut In -- Worried about the problem of selective disclosure, the SEC weighs in on how companies dance with analysts. By Ralph Ferrara and Herbert Thomas of Debevoise & Plimpton.
Winter 2000 [1 page(s)] What's a Small-Cap to Do? -- Until the current stock market game changes, investor relations is crucial. By Robert Rock, Directors & Boards chairman.
Winter 2000 [1 page(s)] A Threat of Additional Liability -- Directors need to be aware of the potential pitfalls in the SEC's desire to increase the amount of information available to investors. By Ralph Ferrara and Craig Bowman of Debevoise & Plimpton.
Fall 1999 [1 page(s)] A Fix on the Shareholder Focus -- From a review of the 1999 proxy season and its key shareholder resolution issues -- poison pills, share repricing, binding bylaw amendments, proxy contests, board of director matters such as classified boards and director independence -- some clues and conclusions for what may lie ahead for institutional activism. By Joseph Sargent of ISS Inc.
Summer 1999 [3 page(s)] Gershon Kekst: Master of the 'Saykhl' Business -- A lively Q&A with Gershon Kekst, founder of the public relations firm Kekst and Company. CEOs and boards for 30 years have turned to him for advice in strategic communications situations. Topics covered include the role of PR in an M&A transaction, crisis communications tactics, corporate governance, and "saykhl" -- which is a good thing for anyone to have. Interview by Hoffer Kaback, Directors & Boards columnist.
Winter 1999 [10 page(s)] A 10-Year Quest for Director Accountability -- A profile of the first three stages of institutional activism (during the period 1987-1997) and what is needed next for directors to regain investor confidence. By John C. Wilcox of Georgeson Shareholder Communications.
Fall 1997 [5 page(s)] In Search of a Model -- On trying to predict the ebb and flow of shareholder activism. By Leslie Levy of Directors Data Inc.
Spring 1997 [1 page(s)] Power of Suggestion -- From Leon Levy to Michael Eisner, contemplating how the (shareholder) threat can be stronger than its execution. By Hoffer Kaback, Directors & Boards columnist.
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