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Ben Maiden
Avis Budget general counsel to exit company
Michael Tucker, executive vice president and long-time general counsel for Avis Budget Group, is leaving the company at the end of this week. ‘The company thanks Mr Tucker for his contributions during his...Read more
Ben Maiden
Wells Fargo finds next top attorney
Wells Fargo & Company has hired Ellen Patterson to join the San Francisco-based bank as its senior executive vice president and general counsel, effective March 23. She will report to CEO Charlie Scharf...Read more
Ben Maiden
Regions Financial secures general counsel succession
NYSE-listed Regions Financial Corporation has hired Tara Plimpton as senior executive vice president and general counsel, succeeding Boots Gale. Gale is taking on a senior advisory role until his retirement later this year,...Read more

ESG

Tim Human
UK’s new Stewardship Code could place more demands on debt IR
The new UK Stewardship Code 2020, which came into force at the start of this year, calls for engagement between companies and investors to take place across asset classes – including fixed income...Read more
Tim Human
Norway’s SWF urges boards to tackle sustainability reporting
The world’s biggest equity investor has urged corporate boards to increase their focus on sustainability. Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which manages Norway’s $1.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund (SWF), made the call in...Read more
Lisa Culbert and Ramandeep Grewal
Considering ESG in Canada this proxy season
The growing pressure for broader corporate accountability in ESG is partly due in Canada to the publication of regulatory guidance last August. Although the Canadian Securities Administrators’ Staff Notice 51-358 Reporting of Climate...Read more
Ben Maiden
The week in GRC: Buffet presses BlackRock on climate plans, and UBS discloses Americas workforce diversity
– Reuters reported on UBS Group’s disclosure that 38 percent of its employees in the Americas at the end of last year were women and 25 percent were people of color, adding that...Read more

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