Masters-Rudnick | Governance Specialists http://mastersrudnick.com Corporate Governance Wed, 16 May 2012 18:35:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ya-hoyvey Some thoughts about Yahoo…  Maybe they should rename the company “Ya-hoyvey.”   After all, not vetting the resumes of CEO candidates – one of the board’s basic and most important functions – suggests a corporate parallel to the Keystone Cops.  It’s… Read more

]]> http://mastersrudnick.com/ya-hoyvey The Chesapeake Board – case study of an ineffectual board As corporate governance consultants, providing counsel to boards on how to be more effective, we are fascinated by what is going on at Chesapeake Energy. 

The current saga has all the elements that suggest an ineffectual board:

  •  Dominant CEO/Chairman
  • Independence compromised by

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]]> http://mastersrudnick.com/the-chesapeake-board-case-study-of-an-ineffectual-board Too little too late for the Chesapeake board? Too little too late for the Chesapeake board? WSJ asks Masters-Rudnick  http://on.wsj.com/ICSanD

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