Corporate Directors Forum Names 2007 Director of the Year Honorees.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- Ethics, integrity and high standards in corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. are all things a good director must possess, and Corporate Directors Forum is honoring San Diego's top directors with the Director of the Year Awards. Recognized for their efforts in the boardroom and behind the scenes, awards are given in the following categories: corporate governance; enhancement of economic value; companies in transition; corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while ; corporate governance, not-for-profit; and lifetime achievement. The awards will be presented Sept. 25 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt. Those who will be recognized at the event are: * Karin Eastham, director, SGX SGX Singapore Exchange SGX Supergreenx (trance/electronic musician) Pharmaceuticals, honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. as Director of the Year for Corporate Governance. * Donald E. Felsinger, chairman of the board, Sempra Energy Sempra Energy NYSE: SRE is a San Diego, California-based energy services holding company that was founded in 1998. Sempra owns the Southern California Gas Company, San Diego Gas & Electric, Sempra Commodities, and Sempra Generation. , honored as Director of the Year for Enhancement of Economic Value. * Steven Francis, chairman of the board, AMN Amn abbr. airman Healthcare, honored as Director of the Year for Companies in Transition. * Philip C. Blair and Mel Katz, Manpower Inc., honored as Directors of the Year for Corporate Citizenship. * Bruce Blakley, chairman, San Diego Foundation, honored as Director of the Year for a not-for-profit board. * Ron Taylor, director, various boards, recognized for Lifetime of Achievement in Corporate Governance. The Director of the Year Awards dinner is open to the public, and ticket prices are $225 per person or $2,000 for a table of 10. Sponsorships are also available. To make reservations, please contact the Corporate Directors Forum by Sept. 19 at 858/455-7930 or cdf@directorsforum.com. The Corporate Directors Forum was founded in 1991. Its purpose is to help directors be better directors through education and peer networking. CDF's core beliefs are that boards are strategic assets of corporations, education makes better directors, better directors make better boards and better boards make better corporations. |
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