Corporate Board articles from November 1996

Corporate Board archives from November 1996

Board diversity: the CEO vs. the sister. (board diversity at Cypress Semiconductor)(includes response by Sister Doris Gormley, OSF)
November 1, 1996... Doris Gormley, OSF The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia Dear Sister Gormley: Thank you for your letter criticizing the lack of racial and gender diversity of Cypress's board of directors. I received the same letter from you last year....

Looking beyond the CEO for management succession.
November 1, 1996... U.S. Commerce Secretary Ron Brown's aircraft crashes, and a dozen senior corporate leaders die. Jerry Junkins, the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Texas Instruments, Inc., dies of a cardiac arrest while traveling on business in...

One year after the strike suit reforms. (includes related article on California's Proposition 211)
November 1, 1996... In December 1995, with a great deal of fanfare and over President Clinton's veto, Congress passed the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Act's proponents claimed that it would eliminate, or at least reduce, frivolous securities...

The growth of corporate responsibility committees.
November 1, 1996... After having achieved a stage of maturity in the late 1980s, the move to establish corporate board committees for social responsibility is again gathering momentum. Corporate directors are gaining an appreciation that proper governance goes well...

Remote control: emerging opportunities for directors on-line.
November 1, 1996... Today's rapidly advancing telecommunications and computer technologies are creating a new electronic infrastructure for the future of global business. The early impact of these changes can be seen in those sectors of the economy with the...