Corporate Governance Law

KRAFT FOODS NAMES KIM RUCKER EVP, CORPORATE AND LEGAL AFFAIRS, FOR FUTURE NORTH AMERICAN GROCERY COMPANY – MSN Money

She will join Vernon’s Management Team and lead the legal, corporate governance and corporate affairs functions. Upon launch of Kraft Foods Group, Inc. later this year, Rucker will become Executive Vice President, Corporate & Legal Affairs …

KRAFT FOODS NAMES KIM RUCKER EVP, CORPORATE AND LEGAL AFFAIRS, FOR FUTURE NORTH AMERICAN GROCERY COMPANY – Marketwatch

She will join Vernon’s Management Team and lead the legal, corporate governance and corporate affairs functions. Upon launch of Kraft Foods Group, Inc. later this year, Rucker will become Executive Vice President, Corporate & Legal Affairs …

Lessons for Nonprofits from the Freeh Report by James H. Hahn, Esq. – jdsupra.com

The law firm of Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan LLP … The report documents how even the Board of Trustees of a well-funded, public university can fail in its corporate governance responsibilities. Although prepared in response to a horrific situation, the … Continue reading

More News Corp. Investors Join Drive to Oust Rupert Murdoch as Chairman (Report) – Hollywood Reporter

They said that the planned split into an entertainment and a publishing company presents an opportunity for News Corp. to improve its corporate governance, including the independence of its board of directors. The group of investment firms includes Legal …

Here’s Why Las Vegas Sands Gets An ‘F’ For Corporate Governance – The Business Insider

the company also employed Adelson’s son-in-law as the vice president of corporate strategy, rewarding him with around $596,000 for his services. The company’s financial statements reflect an AGR score of 60, indicating higher accounting and governance …

Zombie Directors Should Exit U.S. Boardrooms – Bloomberg

The law protecting them from personal or corporate liability … is co- author of the textbook, “Corporate Governance,” now in its fifth edition. This is the second in a three-part series on corporate governance issues.

Ten Events That Have Changed Corporate Governance – business2community.com

Under the corporate governance umbrella, social media governance teams have … They have had to put more effort into understanding laws in the different nations in which they do business and creating internal controls to abide by the FCPA’s new … Continue reading

Defensible Disposal: You Can’t Keep All Your Data Forever – Forbes

Most CIOs and all General Counsels know intuitively that half or more of stored data is debris, and the 2012 Compliance, Governance and Oversight Counsel (CGOC) Summit validated this, finding that typically 1 percent of corporate information is …

BASF is world’s most transparent chemical company – Times of India

Companies in Asia, including India are therefore increasingly embracing this trend even though there are no legal requirements … of good governance while succeeding in their fields. BASF also runs a ‘Seminar Series on Corporate Governance …

HSBC compliance Chief David Bagley steps down as summer of financial scandal continues – Toronto Star

Too much risk and inadequate corporate governance are the common threads in these cases, some experts say. “When you hear these stories, you shake your head. It seems like it’s unbridled,” said Richard Leblanc, associate professor of law, governance …