– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell left after an investigation into a complaint about inappropriate conduct. ‘I had an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company, which I deeply regret,’...
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Since going public in 2013, Voya Financial has taken a continuous-improvement approach to its proxy statement. Then it undertook a revamp for 2022, moving away from a previously text-heavy style, explains Julie Watson, assistant vice president and counsel for corporate governance.
The document opens with a color photo of chair and CEO Rodney Martin alongside his letter to shareholders, which tackles issues such as strategic planning, ESG, diversity, equity and inclu...
Shareholders in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will vote at the company’s 2023 AGM on June 9 on a proposal regarding its use of patents.
Regeneron is one of several major pharmaceutical companies to receive the proposal this year as part of an initiative co-ordinated by the Interfaith Center o...
Activewear brand Vuori has hired Libby Stockstill as the company’s first general counsel and corporate secretary.
In her new role, Stockstill will establish and lead Vuori’s legal department, building the team from scratch to support the company as it develops. She was previously vice president and global general counsel at Vans, where she was responsible for developing the brand’s global legal function and serving as a senior leader of VF Corporation.
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Medical technology firm Becton Dickinson and Company (BD) has named Michelle Quinn as executive vice president and general counsel for the company.
Quinn joined BD in 2019 and since earlier this year had been acting general counsel in addition to her previous role as senior vice president, deputy general counsel and chief ethics and compliance officer. ...
– CNBC reported that workers at the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream company’s flagship store in Burlington, Vermont, filed with the National Labor Relations Board for a union election. The development follows a series of service industry union drives, including at Starbucks and Trader Joe’s....
NYSE-listed Cushman & Wakefield has recruited Noelle Perkins to become executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective July 1.
As head of the commercial real estate services company’s global legal function, Perkins will play a key role in implementing governance and risk management practices. She will also provide strategic advice, oversight and support to the firm’s global business and operations.
Perkins will join Cushma...
Comcast Corporation shareholders appear set to vote on a proposal about the company’s retirement plan and how it may be impacted by climate change.
The SEC has denied a request from the media and telecoms company for the green light to omit the proposal from its 2023 proxy statement. The resolution at issue, which was filed ...
The SEC has denied a request from Walmart that the retailer be given the green light to exclude a shareholder proposal seeking a racial equity audit.
Proposals asking companies to have an outside party conduct such audits have taken off since they were first filed in 2021. Resolution...
Starbucks Coffee Company has hired Brad Lerman as executive vice president and general counsel. He is now also part of the executive leadership team and reports to CEO Laxman Narasimhan.
Lerman most recently was senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Medtronic. In that role he led the company’s global legal function, government affairs and the office of ethics and compliance in the US, Latin America, Europe and Asia. He previously held l...
