Boardroom Canadian Society of Corporate Secretaries 2009 annual conference wrap-up Sep 30, 2009 By Brendan Sheehan 6 min read There hasn’t been a lot of good news in the world of listed companies since July 2008, when the last Canadian Society of Corporate... Read More
Boardroom Crisis management in the digital age Sep 30, 2009 By Richard Levick 7 min read In 2009 alone, more than 9,000 pink slips have already been handed out at newspapers across the country – meaning that, by the... Read More
Boardroom Gentlemen, move over: greater diversity on European boards Aug 31, 2009 By Aviva Freudmann 6 min read Many of Europe’s senior executive women are becoming decidedly restless. Why, they ask, are corporate boardrooms still mainly male... Read More
Boardroom Winning the war: keys to effective crisis management Aug 31, 2009 By Maryann Waryjas 9 min read A crisis is likely to create instant chaos, regardless of how well your company is managed under normal conditions. While damage... Read More
Boardroom Seeing through EU transparency May 31, 2009 By Adrian Holliday 8 min read Like many sensible ideas, the EU Transparency Directive has an admirable goal. At its heart is the principle that all financial... Read More
Boardroom Few seats at the table Apr 30, 2009 By Gwen Moran 6 min read While the 2008 presidential race and subsequent election of Barack Obama has helped achieve unprecedented diversity at the highest... Read More
Boardroom Language Matters Apr 30, 2009 By Nancy Adams 7 min read I spend the majority of my day reading, interpreting and discussing directors and officers’ (D&O) liability insurance policies. In... Read More
Boardroom The M&A problem Apr 30, 2009 By Brendan Sheehan 4 min read Board directors are being forced to take on new responsibilities at every turn. Nowhere is this more the case than in the world of... Read More
Boardroom A little more conversation Apr 30, 2009 By Janine Armin 5 min read Given that widespread failure in risk oversight led in part to the global financial collapse, risk management is garnering new... Read More
Boardroom Follow the leader Apr 30, 2009 By Janine Armin 3 min read During Foley & Lardner’s National Directors Institute, the ‘Board and management succession planning’ webinar proved a lighthouse... Read More