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Boards Need Black Directors
Steven Rogers was less than 40 years old when he was approached in the mid-’90s by William D. George, then-CEO of SC Johnson Wax,...
The Board’s Role in Moving from Survival to Thrival
The disruption to our personal lives and business world in 2020 is well known. What is less publicized is how boards of directors have...
Independent Directors Mitigate Legal Risk
Delaware’s new supreme court chief justice on the cases that changed director liability.
In the face of the pandemic, the Delaware Supreme Court has stopped...
Good Governance Depends on Family Trust
The Herschend family board is majority independent. When you own stock in Apple, the employee at the Genius Bar doesn’t care that you’re a shareholder.“But...
Adding independent directors takes your board to a new level
Soon after a family business recruits the first independent directors to its board, the business owners commonly marvel, “I am impressed that such remarkable...
Private Equity Groups Need Governance, Too
Corporate governance is a too-often underutilized tool by private equity groups (PEGs) in their portfolio company investments. Its strengthening would be a relatively simple...
Leading with Confidence: Subway’s CEO John Chidsey navigates the pandemic.
John Chidsey has both depth and breadth to his 25-year career. Currently the CEO of Subway, the privately owned franchiser of Subway sandwich shops,...
At Your Discretion
When and how should directors adjust executive incentive payouts?
The coronavirus pandemic gave the global economy an unprecedented shock that has raised the stakes for...
Family-owned retail chain stays strong during pandemic
Robert Matthews (Matt) Beall III’s promotion to CEO of Beall’s Inc., a retailer based in Bradenton, Fla., was announced in December 2019. Just three...
The Risk of Disruption
Christa Steele, a director of Tanimura & Antle Fresh Foods and Recology, on a “decentralized, interconnected” corporate future.
By April Hall
When she began looking into...