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Where to Find New Directors Reform-driven regulations are forcing companies to look for additional outside directors who will bring special skills to the boardroom. Here’s where some of those candidates hang out. Plus: Private Companies Need Directors, Too Should You Be Your Own Headhunter? Silicon Valley's Typhoid Marys |
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The Slime Factor: How Corporate Scandals Have Affected Directors The fallout may have made board members more cautious, but most are hanging tough. Meanwhile, Sarbanes-Oxley governance reforms are changing the way directors do their job. |
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ISS, The Gorilla You Should Make Nice To Institutional Shareholder Services tips the scales in M&A deals and bashes bad boards and directors. Yes, ISS has been accused of conflicts of interest—but ignore it at your peril. Plus: How ISS Judges Individual Directors |
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Japan Opens Its Books Japanese companies are becoming more transparent as they woo Western investors. In some cases they’re more forthcoming than their U.S. counterparts. Plus: What Makes Japanese Directors Tick |
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How Citigroup's Board Cleaned the Stable Sandy Weill built the world’s most profitable financial empire. Then Citigroup—and Weill—became embroiled in scandal. Here’s how he got his board to sign off on his plan to save the company and redeem himself. |