Directors & Boards articles from June 1994

Directors & Boards archives from June 1994

The GM board guidelines. (General Motors Corp.)(includes related article)
June 22, 1994... A 28-point plan to guide the board of General Motors in 'performing its responsibilities with the same discipline and dedication that it expects of management.' Earlier this year General Motors Corp. issued a set of corporate governance...

Critique of the GM board guidelines. (General Motors Corp.)
June 22, 1994... The board of one of America's most emblematic companies has given thoughtful consideration to what a board needs in order to be able to do its job. Over its history, General Motors has tried out almost as many models of corporate governance as...

The board should set objectives for itself. (corporate board)
June 22, 1994... Encouraging boards to define their roles and set clear objectives will increase their effectiveness and help the governance process take further shape. The laws of physics apply just as well to the world of governance as they do to the world...

Getting the best D&O coverage. (directors and officers liability insurance)
June 22, 1994... Knowledgeable insureds today have the best opportunity in 10 years to substantially increase, through smart negotiating, the value of their D&O policies. Directors and Officers (D&O) Liability Insurance is expensive. There is little dispute...

Communicating smartly to your shareholders. (includes related article) (Cover Story)
June 22, 1994... There is an important opportunity awaiting corporations that forge effective models for communications with their institutional investors. In addition to the GM Board Guidelines (presented earlier in this edition of Directors & Boards), another...

The role of IR in a successful corporation. (investor relations function)
June 22, 1994... The investor relations function can make a major impact on the ability of a company to compete in a tough global marketplace. Good investor relations is absolutely essential to the success of a corporation. When the Harvard Business School...

Boards need better information. (corporate boards)
June 22, 1994... Increased access to nonfinancial measures of performance will enable directors to better advise management and represent the interests of shareholders. In collaboration with Sarah Mavrinac, a doctoral student at Harvard Business School, I have...

Enhancing board communications. (corporate boards)
June 22, 1994... The Chairman's Advisory Committee on Strategy helps achieve an unconstrained dialogue and maximizes the relationship, with the outside directors. After years of scrutiny, confrontation, and often strident debate, a consensus appears to be...

A corporate governance committee of the board.
June 22, 1994... Creating a committee focused on governance issues could result in a board more responsive to investors and more organized in its oversight role. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's shareholder communication and revised proxy rules,...

Cultivating a winning corporate image. (includes related article)
June 22, 1994... It is more important than ever to have a strong personal commitment to communication -- to speak frankly about issues, both within the company and to outsiders. Corporate image has become important, both as a basis for a company's long-term...

16 top trends in investor relations.
June 22, 1994... For one, anticipate sharp increases in top management time devoted to personal indocrination of investment professionals nationwide and overseas. There is a clear and positive trend for CEOs of public companies to respond to growing investor...

Communicating in real time. (corporate communications)
June 22, 1994... More and more companies are using advances in telecommunications and technology to speed up their communications with shareholders. Corporate America has undergone a managerial revolution in the last 15 years. The revolution has taken place...

Reaching out to your 'customers.' (contacts between corporate boards and institutional investors)
June 22, 1994... A number of CEOs are finding that it pays to initiate contacts between their boards and institutions with significant holdings. The phone call came from an "independent" director, notifying the chairman that the executive committee of the...

The informed, articulate board. (effective communication with shareholders)
June 22, 1994... How the investor relations executive and the board can work effectively together in communicating with shareholders The role and quality of a corporation's board of directors have become the focus of institutional investor activists, one of the...

Boards make steady progress in key areas. (corporate boards)
June 22, 1994... "Over the years Spencer Stuart has focused attention on the evolving role of corporate boards -- the new challenges and key issues confronting them. Through the consulting and director activities of our Board Services group, we have dealt on a...

Directors roster. (directors of US corporations) (Directory)
June 22, 1994... added to its board: Hunter S. Swanson Retired Bio Notes: Was CEO, CFO, and director of TPEX Exploration. Also was an associate professor of mineral economics/operations research at the Colorado School of Mines. Age 50. COM-TEK explores...

Entrepreneurs need boards, too. (boards of directors)
June 22, 1994... Boards of directors are like breath mints: Everybody needs them, but too many of us don't partake. Like mentors and consultants, boards of directors can provide outside perspective to us vacuum-dwelling entrepreneurs. Boards replace trial and...