Regulatory & complianceThe week in GRC: BlackRock adds Saudi Aramco CEO to board and industry groups criticize FTC’s click-to-cancel plan Jul 21, 2023Ben Maiden– The Financial Times (paywall) reported that, according to data from EY, more than a quarter of board members at European financial...Read more
ESGESG reporting in a crisis: A luxury firms cannot afford? May 18, 2020Oliver SchutzmannWhen Saudi Aramco announced its Q1 earnings recently, media attention was firmly on the announced lower profits and the maintenance of...Read more
BoardroomThe week in GRC: Director pay continues to rise, survey finds, and SEC proposes proxy adviser rule change Nov 08, 2019Ben Maiden– CNN reported that McDonald’s CEO and president Steve Easterbrook was out after the board determined he had violated company policy...Read more
BoardroomThe week in GRC: We Company to add woman to board, and state attorneys general to launch big tech antitrust probes Sep 06, 2019Ben Maiden– CNN said Saudi Arabia took an important step toward listing Aramco by replacing the company’s chair with someone seen as more...Read more
Technology & social mediaWhat companies can learn from the Saudi Aramco leak Apr 20, 2018Oliver SchutzmannAs Saudi Aramco prepares for the world’s first ‘giga-cap’ IPO, a document claiming to show its financial performance for the first...Read more