Here are my thoughts on recent developments in corporate governance.

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Sep 3

Preview of Procter & Gamble’s (Virtual) 2020 Annual Meeting

After the unprecedented proxy season we just witnessed, it will be interesting to see how companies with fall meetings handle VoSM.

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Virtual-Only Annual Meetings – What Comes Next?

Doug Chia

Jun 18

Virtual-Only Annual Meetings – What Comes Next?

Built the right way, VSMs can result in better company communication, increased shareholder engagement, and more inclusiveness.

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Notes from the General Motors 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting

Doug Chia

Jun 16

Notes from the General Motors 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting

I was asked to cover one more virtual annual shareholders meeting for this season: General Motors Company.

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Notes from (Virtual) Annual Meetings - 2020 Season Finale!

Doug Chia

Jun 11

Notes from (Virtual) Annual Meetings - 2020 Season Finale!

Given the very short time they had to deal with all of the requirements, we should recognize that companies did an admirable job.

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Notes from the Exxon Mobil 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting

Doug Chia

May 27

Notes from the Exxon Mobil 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting

The ExxonMobil annual meeting has long been a popular one for vocal shareholders.

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Notes from the BlackRock 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting (from an interested shareholder)

Doug Chia

May 21

Notes from the BlackRock 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting (from an interested shareholder)

I didn't attend the BlackRock Annual Meeting this morning, but I was lucky enough to receive a report from a shareholder who did.

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Notes from the Intel Corporation 2020 Annual Meeting

Doug Chia

May 14

Notes from the Intel Corporation 2020 Annual Meeting

If you want to see a good example of a company that has worked out the kinks and does it right watch the replay of this year’s Intel meeting

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Update on My Notes from the Danaher Annual Meeting

Doug Chia

May 6

Update on My Notes from the Danaher Annual Meeting

I did some research into why I had trouble getting into yesterday's Danaher Corporation virtual annual meeting.

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Notes from the Danaher 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting

Doug Chia

May 5

Notes from the Danaher 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting

I was all set to attend the virtual annual meeting of Danaher Corporation today, but ran into trouble getting in.

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Notes from the Bristol-Myers Squibb 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting

Doug Chia

May 5

Notes from the Bristol-Myers Squibb 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting

I wasn't able to attend this morning's Annual Meeting of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, but I received a report from a friend who did.

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Notes from the Berkshire Hathaway 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting

Doug Chia

May 4

Notes from the Berkshire Hathaway 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting

As probably everyone already knows, the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting is different than any other annual meeting you will find.

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Notes from the Wells Fargo 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting

Doug Chia

Apr 28

Notes from the Wells Fargo 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting

Over the next few weeks, I'll be posting notes from a number of virtual annual meetings. Today, it was Wells Fargo & Company.

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COVID-19 Annual Meeting and SEC Disclosure Checklist and Best Practices Reference Guide

Doug Chia

Apr 7

COVID-19 Annual Meeting and SEC Disclosure Checklist and Best Practices Reference Guide

ProxyAnalytics and SoundboardGovernance have published a COVID19 Annual Meeting & SEC Disclosure Checklist & Best Practices Reference Guide.

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Love (of Shareholder Democracy) in a Time of Corona

Doug Chia

Mar 13

Love (of Shareholder Democracy) in a Time of Corona

Drop the insistence that companies stick to in-person annual meetings, or have hybrid annual meetings, instead of virtual-only...

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Here are my thoughts on recent developments in corporate governance.

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