WASHINGTON, DC (April 25, 2016) -- The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the advocate for the profession of directorship, today announced a new guide that can help directors prepare for and respond to shareholder-activist challenges. Director Essentials: Preparing the Board for Sha...
News | April 25, 2016
In brief: Direct engagement between directors and investors is appropriate in some situations, and is even preferred by some institutional investors. This guide, produced by Sidley Austin LLP, provides issues for consideration when creating a board-shareholder communications policy and preparing for...
Samples and Templates, Research | April 21, 2016
Theodore L. Dysart, Heidrick & Struggles, discusses the importance of global perspectives in the boardroom.
Videos, Research | April 18, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC (Apr. 18, 2016) -- The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) today announced the names of 54 corporate boards that joined NACD during the first quarter of 2016, including 20 from Fortune 1000 organizations. These new-member boards span a wide range of industries: automoti...
News | April 18, 2016
In brief: In the fourth quarter of 2015, NACD convened a group of investors representing close to $16 trillion in assets under management, including BlackRock, CalPERS, CalSTRS, Capital Group, Fidelity, State Street, TIAA-CREF, T. Rowe Price, and Vanguard. Critical Issues for Board Focus in 2016...
Research | April 15, 2016
Brenda Shelly, Marsh, discusses risk considerations for global directors.
Videos, Research | April 11, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC (April 7, 2016) -- The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the advocate for the profession of directorship, today announced that the 2016 NACD Blue Ribbon Commission will explore building and maintaining a strategic-asset board, focusing on issues such as board composi...
News | April 7, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC (April 11, 2016) -- The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the advocate for the profession of directorship, convened the nations top recently retired and soon-to-retire flag and general officers to prepare them to transition from serving their country in the field to ...
News | April 7, 2016
In brief: This document outlines NACDs points of view on executive pay-for-performance principles and supplemental pay definitions such as realized and realizable pay. It is informed by years of NACD research and extensive conversations with compensation committee chairs and members, the broader cor...
Research | April 6, 2016
