While some companies have resisted the campaign to split CEO and chairman roles, Skadden partners Lorenzo Corte and Scott Simpson write that shareholders have been hugely successful in winning the right to annually re-elect directors
Corporate governance practices continue to evolve in the US, with increased focus on board and director-related practices. In today’s challenging environment – marked by public distrust of corporate management and board ‘insiders’ and increased shareholder activism – the US corporate governance environment is a battleground.
