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Lessons Learned from High-Profile Board Challenges

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Five ways to strengthen board decision-making and benefit from the recent struggles of some public company boards.

Thousands of decisions are made by corporate boards each year. The vast majority are sound, solid and well-researched. But the world is growing increasingly volatile, uncertain and complex, with ever more concerns for boards to stay on top of and ever more decisions for them to make. 

Corporate Crime Risk Mitigation and the Board

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Managing risk requires compliance program evaluation, thorough audits and a clear tone at the top.

Serving as a director of a publicly traded company has become increasingly challenging. On one hand, corporate structures continue to grow more intricate. On the other, enforcement agencies and regulators across the globe are broadening their definitions of corporate crime. This collision between increasingly complex and international business opportunities and continuously evolving regulation places companies at greater risk.  

My Board Journey

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My Board Journey

Behind the Record Number of Say-on-Pay Failures in 2022

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Investors are showing no hesitancy to object to nonpreferred pay decisions and program features.

The Ups and Downs of C-Suite Compensation

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A new report finds CEO and CFO base salaries increasing but bonuses on the decline.

What Directors Are Thinking

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What Directors are Thinking

Charles Zimmerman, DMin

Independent Director: 
Univest, Clemens Family Corporation

As a lead director and governance committee chair, board composition and development and director recruitment and succession are always on my mind.  

Don’t Drop the Baton: Talk More About CEO Succession Planning

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With more than half of companies failing to plan for CEO succession, the topic needs to become more prevalent at meetings.

In a relay race, dropping the baton is catastrophic. All the advantages and momentum gained up to that point in the race are lost. Even the most talented teams have a slim chance of recovering from a dropped baton.

Embattled Companies Need the Right Directors

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To contribute effectively during economic uncertainty, directors need candor, care, curiosity and humility.

Recent McDonald’s Case Is a Game-Changer for Duty of Oversight

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Boards of Delaware corporations may want to move toward adopting officer exculpatory provisions.

Delaware law has long recognized a director’s duty of oversight. The well-established doctrine, first articulated in 1996 in In re Caremark International Inc. Derivative Litigation (Caremark), was recently expanded to officers in In re McDonald’s Corporation Stockholder Derivative Litigation (McDonald’s). 

Risk 2023: Déjà Vu All Over Again

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Boards continue to be challenged by the war in Ukraine, China relations and ESG expectations.