Ian Wright, founder of NonExecutiveDirectors.com, urges women to have the confidence to go for board-level positions, because diversity improves how effective a business is.
High 50: ”Women in work series. Why we need more 50-something women on company boards”
NPR: ”Confronting Homogeneity In Apple’s Boardroom”
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an event at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California.
”Apple shareholders will be voting on a proposal at the annual meeting Feb. 26. It’s a proposal that the company opposes, which calls for the tech leader to increase diversity in its senior management.
The Economist – “Sharp elbows”
“….An all-Japanese deal for Sharp would be awkward for Shinzo Abe, the prime minister, given his flagship policy of seeking to revive the economy via reforms. One element of his programme is to attract more foreign investment. Mr Abe’s advisers may even have had a say in Sharp’s abrupt change in attitude to Foxconn.
Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code – Fourth Meeting
These are the minutes of the meeting held on December 22, 2015 . The materials that were distributed at the meeting can be downloaded at the bottom of this entry.
[Ikeo, Chairman] “Although it’s a few minutes earlier than the scheduled opening time, as all the prospective attendees are here, I’d like to open the fourth Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code. Thank you very much for taking the time from your busy schedule.
Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code – Third Meeting
These are the minutes of the meeting held on November 24, 2015 . The materials that were distributed at the meeting can be downloaded at the bottom of this entry.
Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code – Second Meeting
These are the minutes of the meeting held on October 20, 2015. The materials that were distributed at the meeting can be downloaded at the bottom of this entry.
[Ikeo, Chairman] “Although it’s not yet the scheduled time, as all the prospective attendees are here, I’d like to open the second Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code. Thank you very much for taking the time from your busy schedule.
Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code – First Meeting
These are the minutes of the meeting held on September 24, 2015. The materials that were distributed at the meeting can be downloaded at the bottom of this entry.
”Olympus settles with whistleblower after 8-year battle”
In this 2013 file photo, Masaharu Hamada, an employee of Japanese medical- device maker Olympus Corp, listens to his lawyer during an interview in Tokyo.AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama
”A corporate whistleblower’s eight-year courtroom battle against Japanese medical device maker Olympus Corp ended Thursday with a financial settlement and a promise from the company to stop harassing him.
”The Market For Board Talent Is Changing. Here Is What You Need To Know”
”When Howard Schultz, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Starbucks, asked us to work with his board’s nominating committee to help recruit a new director for one of the world’s most innovative and admired companies, he outlined what started as a normal mandate but then evolved into a nearly impossible task. Our task was to find a young director who was a digital expert to bring two perspectives into the Starbucks board room: 1) the native views of millennials, one of the company’s most important customer segments, and 2) deep social media expertise, to help accelerate the company’s market leading engagement through sophisticated apps, targeted marketing, and mobile payments.
”Why tackling corruption in corporate governance is not impossible” by Lucy P. Marcus
Chinese president Xi Jinping says he wants China to be a country where ‘nobody dares to be corrupt’. Photograph: Xinhua/Reuters
”Corruption is a global scourge, sometimes becoming so deeply ingrained in countries that combating it seems impossible. In January, Transparency International released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index, noting that the problem “remains a blight around the world”.