Corporate Board articles from May 1999

Corporate Board archives from May 1999

CEO pay: facts and fallacies.
May 1, 1999... There is no topic in the area of corporate leadership and governance that generates more heated criticism than how and how much CEOs of large American public companies are paid. The basic complaints are that CEO pay is rising too rapidly and in...

New audit committee reforms.(includes recommendations)
May 1, 1999... After four months of study, The Blue Ribbon Committee on Improving the Effectiveness of Corporate Audit Committees in February issued its recommendations. The Committee was a joint creation of the New York Stock Exchange and the National...

Universal elements and democratic governance.
May 1, 1999... With the U.S. economy doing well in comparison to many others, there is a tendency, especially among some Americans, to believe our model of corporate governance will soon be adopted by the rest of the world. That would be a terrible...

Mergers & acquisitions due diligence: buyer beware.
May 1, 1999... You have researched the business, your executive staff has had numerous conversations with the owners, and now you have decided to buy the company. All that is left is to finalize the terms of the purchase agreement and proceed to closing. So...

Your next generation of directors.(includes related article on long-term board strategy)
May 1, 1999... Why should wise CEOs focus on the next generation of directors? One of Peter Drucker's mantras for the millennium is that the most critical competency today's leadership can develop is the ability to relate to the firm's new owners - the...