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Tag: Board of Directors

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Regulators and Companies Lining Up Against DEI, ESG Programs

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It wasn’t long ago that “DEI” and “ESG” were standard acronyms in the corporate lexicon. Major institutional investors prodded companies to commit to sustainability initiatives. Brand names amplified messages to the public about their dedic...

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Delaware Lawmakers Approve Polarizing Overhaul of Corporate Statute

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For a state small in population and size, Delaware has surprisingly many claims to fame. Known as “The First State” for ratifying the U.S. Constitution before the others in 1787, former President Joe Biden and his family have called Delawar...

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Court OKs Tesla Board’s Deal to Repay Nearly $1 Billion

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Ending one skirmish amid the legal battles at Tesla over excessive compensation, a Delaware Chancery Court on January 8 approved a deal that Tesla’s board of directors struck 18 months ago to return roughly $919 million to the company. The...

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Split with EY the Latest Bad News for Super Micro

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Accounting giant Ernst & Young recently took the extraordinary step of firing one of its clients, Super Micro Computer. A public filing last week by the California-based maker of computer servers revealed EY used remarkably strong langu...

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Twitter Presents Musk with Poison Pill

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Following Elon Musk is exhausting. Absolutely exhausting. Driven by an apparently insatiable need for public attention, the latest in an interminable series of headline-grabbing stunts from the CEO (sorry, “Technoking”) of Tesla involves a...

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