Patrick McGurn
Patrick McGurn
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Time Warner is pulling out the heavy guns, there's no doubt they are taking this seriously. This counter-point situation is quite similar to a political campaign, where both sides have a war room. One side is lining out a strategy and the other is responding.
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We felt the primary problem at this company was with the cash bonus program.
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Boards, frankly, are just getting up to speed in many instances on what they've done in the past and are really just starting to exhibit some control over the pay practices. It's going to be a gradual process.
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While these payments may seem eye-popping, it seems more closely aligned with the company's performance and is less likely to raise the ire of shareholders than in years past.
anger board notice people taken
There is still a lot of anger out there, but people have taken notice of what the board has already been doing.
fill recruit surprised
If they were going to fill it from inside, I would have thought it would be done already. I wouldn't be surprised if they go out and recruit a new director.
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So many stock-option grants were made at the peak of the market that we'll be working our way through these sales for some time.
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When Warren is gone, the market will start demanding coverage. People will want a lot deeper level of analysis.
earnings managing outright slippery slope
The '90s was the slippery slope from managing expectations to managing earnings to outright fraud.
killer morale
I think it's a morale killer when you see it disclosed at some of these companies.
people starts talking
If it starts to happen, then people will start talking about why there wasn't a collar.
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He was selling, unfortunately, both software and snake oil.
almost last policies six spread within
Just within the last six months, these policies have spread pretty quickly. It's almost a proxy now for boardroom accountability.
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Very few educational institutions have filed corporate governance or social responsibility proxy proposals at publicly traded companies in recent years. The reason for this is not clearalthough the general decline in campus protest efforts is sometimes cited as the cause.