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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Proposals to Strengthen a Board’s Role in Value Creation, Management Accountability to the Board, and Board Accountability to Shareholders
Published by rleblanc
There have been a handful of activist threats to Canadian companies recently. What these engagements have drawn focus on are defects in public company governance, including the skill sets of existing directors, the board’s focus on value creation vs compliance, …