Tag Archives: board oversight
Opportunity for the H-P Board
After ousting HP CEO Mark Hurd for his indiscretion with a marketing contractor, falsifying expenses to conceal his relationship, and thereby failing to live up to the HP code of conduct, the Hewlett-Packard board has a chance to demonstrate to shareholders and the public that they intend to revive and enforce “tone at the top” [...]
Leading Boards Become More Engaged in Strategy
One of the findings from KPMG’s recent 28-city Audit Committee Roundtable Series is that leading boards are becoming more engaged in strategy as they pay greater attention to risk.
As boards take a hard look at their risk oversight process, they naturally turn to the risk element of the company’s strategy. The SEC’s proxy disclosure rules [...]
The Business Case for Good Governance
In the wake of the economic collapse and the devastating impact of risky behavior by management in companies like Citigroup and Countrywide, corporate boards are paying more attention to their responsibility for oversight. While most of the problems developed in the financial sector, boards in other sectors are naturally concerned especially as they watch mounting [...]
