Acer CEO steps down after strategy disagreements
Gianfranco Lanci, president and CEO of Acer, the Taiwanese computer maker, has resigned, the company announced today. Acer’s board...
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J&J corp sec calm amid storm
These days the pharmaceutical giant’s stock is selling at around $62 per share, approximately the same amount it was selling for...
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Expert: M&A activity ushers in risk management concerns
AT&T shocked the world this week when it announced its future plans to acquire rival carrier T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom in a...
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The Society and NIRI team up for webcast
The Corporate Board Member, a subsidiary of the NYSE Euronext, yesterday announced that the Society of Corporate Secretaries (the...
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GE files unique proxy
The proxy is drawing some positive reactions. ‘It did two smart and readily emulated things,’ says Ron Schneider, senior vice...
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Social media and the corporate secretary
The recent collapse of autocratic regimes in Egypt and Tunisia – with the possibility of more to come – came about at least in...
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Four ways to handle takeover overtures effectively
That’s no doubt due, at least in part, to the fact that a board’s decision to green light one of these deals is almost invariably...
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Practical advice for disposing of owner-managed public companies
Selling the family silverware can be a point of contention, especially among the younger, marginalized, members of a household...
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GM experiences another gear change
Last year, Liddell joined the Detroit-based company from software giant Microsoft, where he also served as CFO. This announcement...
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Takeover don'ts: lessons from J.Crew
JCrew executives may have their fingers on the hip and happening pulse of fashion-forward America, but in the corporate governance...
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