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The Magna Situation and Overdue Corporate Governance Reform
Published by rleblanc
This week, it was revealed that Messrs. Michael Harris, Louis Lataif and Donald Resnick, former members of a Special Committee whose role was to assess a related-party transaction involving control person Frank Stronach, all received overwhelming “withhold” votes compared to …