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Lead Director
NO TEMPLATE SELECTED FOR 'When the Nonexec Chair Is the Lead Director' When the Nonexec Chair Is the Lead Director -- Five top tasks, as seen from the trenches of the turnaround business. By Craig S. Dean.
Fourth Quarter 2005 [1 page(s)]
How Leading a Role for the Lead Director? -- In this time of ferment, there are two strong cases to be made: that one individual should serve as both chairman and CEO; and that, under such an arrangement, the board must designate a ?lead? or ?presiding? director. Twelve pointers on what the lead director should do. By Norman Augustine of Lockheed Martin Corp.
Winter 2004 [4 page(s)]
A Role for the 'Loyal Opposition' -- A step beyond the concept of a lead director, here is the case for designating a director as the board's official 'devil's advocate.' By Ian Ayres of Yale Law School and Barry Nalebuff of Yale School of Management.
Fall 2003 [2 page(s)]
The Lead Director in Fund Governance -- Without inflating the importance of the position or the person, here is some guidance on how the lead director can take the lead in enhancing board effectiveness. By Larry Robbins, board member of HSBC Investor Funds.
Summer 2002 [4 page(s)]
Martin Lipton: For the Defense -- Q&A with prominent M&A lawyer Martin Lipton. He discusses board behavior in a contested transaction, the importance of poison pills and other defensive tactics, and several governance matters, including the concept of the lead director. Interview by Hoffer Kaback, Directors & Boards columnist.
Summer 1999 [10 page(s)]
Disclose a Board's Leadership Structure -- Let's mandate that boards tell shareholders whether they do, or do not, have a lead director. By Richard Koppes of Jones Day.
Spring 1998 [1 page(s)]
The Lead Director -- A proposal for what this role is and what it entails. By Martin Lipton of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, and Jay Lorsch of Harvard Business School.
Spring 1993 [2 page(s)]
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