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Ben Maiden
Koppers appoints successor to general counsel
Stephanie Apostolou has been elected general counsel and secretary of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Koppers and Koppers Holdings, effective March 1. Apostolou is at present deputy general counsel and assistant secretary with the NYSE-listed company,...Read more
Ben Maiden
KCS expands general counsel’s role
NYSE-listed Kansas City Southern (KCS) has promoted Adam Godderz from general counsel and corporate secretary to senior vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary, effective February 1. In this expanded role, Godderz...Read more
Ben Maiden
CooperCompanies appoints successor to general counsel
Mark Drury has been promoted to the role of vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at San Ramon, California-based CooperCompanies, effective February 15. Drury joined the NYSE-listed firm in January 2011 and...Read more

ESG

Zsuzsanna Szabo
TCFD climate reporting initiative passes 1,000 supporters
The number of organizations signed up to the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has increased fourfold since 2017, with banks getting on board at the highest rate. The...Read more
Ben Maiden
The week in GRC: Activists to press JPMorgan on climate proposals, and many ESG funds have tech focus
– The Wall Street Journal reported that Xerox increased its offer to buy HP. The company said it met with some of HP’s largest shareholders before raising its bid. It said it expects...Read more
Ben Maiden
SSGA to get tough with boards lagging on ESG
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is running out of patience with boards that are not taking account of important ESG issues. In a January 28 letter to directors , SSGA chief executive Cyrus...Read more
Ben Maiden
Shaping Trillium’s plans for 2020
Trillium filed nine board or executive diversity proposals in 2019, up from four last year. What’s behind that focus? These shareholder proposals on executive team diversity were the first of their kind to...Read more

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