Corporate Governance Association
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WASHINGTON, May 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Association of Academic Health Centers (AHC) today released recommendations on the Sarbanes- Oxley Act for academic health center leaders, calling on CEOs of these institutions to be proactive in addressing corporate governance and implement concepts and practices suggested by the Act. The AHC called for continued vigilance to support and ensure integrity, quality, high performance, value, and public accountability in all aspects of academic health center business.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, considered by most observers to be the single most important piece of legislation affecting corporate governance, financial disclosure, and the practice of public accounting since the 1930s, is changing the business environment and serving as a catalyst for ch...
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Latino Leaders: What is NACD and what's its role?
Ken Daly: NACD is a membership not-for-profit organization. We have 10,00...
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HOUSTON -- Bracewell & Giuliani partner Mike Tankersley has spent his career helping corporate officers and boards respond to adversity and crisis. Ta...
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Jenni Brewer, +1-703-741-7047, jbrewer@golinharris.com, for National Association of Corporate Directors
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Crisis management is a matter of when, not if," said Jeffrey M. Cunningham, managing director and senior advisor, National Association of Corporate Directors, who moderated a 2U10 NACD Corporate Governance Conference discussion that tapped into the expertise of three directors wellversed in handling crises in varions shapes and sizes.
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At the annual Nebraska Independent Community Bankers Management and Directors Conference and Expo, the ten commandments of corporate governance were laid out for association members. The prophet in this case was Jeff Gerrish of Gerrish McCreary Smith Consultants and Attorneys. His list included: 1. Realize that times are changing, due to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, among other things. 2. Establish a capable and reliable board of directors. 3. Establish a corporate code of ethics, which regulators encourage. 4. Establish procedures for board succession. Scary statistics about Internet security were the subject of another speaker, David Culbertson of Computer Services Inc (Paducah, Kentucky).
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Shareholder and regulator expectations of corporate boards have risen to unprecedented levels. Now directors are also facing increased media and public scrutiny of their pivotal role in overseeing company strategy. To prepare for this new and challenging era, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) will convene its annual May Corporate Governance Forum, "Driving Boardroom Innovation," which will focus on how boards must prepare for this new environment.
Year after year, the NACD Directorship Forums are always better than Harvard, Stanford, and NYSE events. For directors looking to stay ahead of the curve and to make a powerful difference in the boardroom, attending these events should be a priority," said Edward Kangas, Non-Execu...
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... involves a significant investment of corporate resources. According to the IT Spending and Staffi... governance, surveys by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) in the United States...