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reports from corporate governance land


Doug Chia
Oct 19, 2020
Paper: "Back to the Future? Reclaiming Shareholder Democracy Through Virtual Annual Meetings"
I'm honored to see my blog posts make it into academic literature!
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Doug Chia
Oct 16, 2020
The Challenge, Part II
Part II of the Challenge will really test how far your inner governance geek has traveled.
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Doug Chia
Oct 14, 2020
The Procter & Gamble Company 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting
P&G's first VSM was “No sweat.”
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Doug Chia
Oct 8, 2020
The Soundboard Governance Challenge
How many of these 40 acronyms can you spell out? I'm willing to bet that no one can nail 40 out of 40.
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Doug Chia
Oct 6, 2020
Black Directors Matter
Boards Must Look, Listen and Seize the Moment of #BlackLivesMatter [This post was originally published on the Skytop Strategies Business...
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Doug Chia
Sep 3, 2020
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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Doug Chia
Jul 13, 2020
Rethinking Board Committees
If the board’s job is to look out for four key stakeholders, shouldn’t there be a board committee dedicated to each one?
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Doug Chia
Jul 6, 2020
My new article in Corporate Board Member: "Three Ways for Boards to Rethink Governance"
Boards of directors should not let this moment go by without some rethinking of how it governs.
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Doug Chia
Jun 18, 2020
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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Doug Chia
Jun 16, 2020
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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Doug Chia
Jun 11, 2020
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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Doug Chia
Jun 1, 2020
#BlackLivesMatter #corpgov
Corporate leaders can demonstrate real leadership when the leadership we need from our political leaders is absent or misguided.
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Doug Chia
May 27, 2020
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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Doug Chia
May 26, 2020
New Normal = Haves + Have Nots
What boards will face after they have managed through the Covid-19 crisis will be a tale of the “Haves” and “Have Nots.”
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Doug Chia
May 21, 2020
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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Doug Chia
May 14, 2020
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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Doug Chia
May 11, 2020
Riding Between Cars: The Position of the Corporate Secretary
The corporate secretary has evolved into a key focal point within a public company and the internal gear-hub of corporate governance.
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Doug Chia
May 6, 2020
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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Doug Chia
May 5, 2020
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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Doug Chia
May 5, 2020
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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