Articles from Directors & Boards (June 22, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
"I never saw it coming".			136
'Say on pay' is not a 'slippery slope': an advisory vote on executive compensation makes sense for both companies and shareholders. Here are 10 reasons why.	Wilcox, Jhon C.	Interview	1569
2007 article index; The hot issues and agenda items that Directors & Boards authors addressed last year.		Company overview	3389
A tale of two fairness opinions; Last year brought us FINRA Rule 2290--a wake-up call for dealmaking directors.	Kempf, Donald G. Jr.		960
Apples and oranges?		Brief article	103
Corporate governance litigation: 2007 review: report from Delaware: a spotlight on several court rulings that moved the governance needle.	Reed, John L.; Brown, Paul D.		3820
D&O insurance: a pressure check: as companies caught 'financial flu,' liability risk rose. A few educated guesses about what's ahead.	Rosenberg, Evan		523
Hiding in plain sight: how to find and develop the next generation of directors.	Fulton, Thames; Gwin, Bonnie W.		2616
Just ask.		Brief article	178
Making lemonade.			161
Mission of the CAQ: enhance audit quality; Investors view auditors as allies, but expect them to find fraud. We're hearing that and lots more in our 'listening tour' on how to improve financial reporting.	Fornelli, Cindy		906
Next steps? Be careful what you wish for: in the name of advancing shareholder rights, let's not harm shareholder interests.	Clapman, Peter C.		2023
Now that you know what you don't know.			2084
On the front lines of executive pay: revisiting the top comp stories of 2007 suggests some next-stage steps for crafting pay programs that meet board, shareholder, and regulator requirements.	Dolmat-Connell, Jack		1250
Ouch!		Brief article	205
Our man in governance: An appreciation: columnist Hoffer Kaback at the decade mark in filing provocative dispatches on board practices ... and malpractices.			1384
SEC report card 2007; The commission tackled proxy access, Sarbanes-Oxley refinements, terrorism ties, securities markets globalization, and other business and financial-reporting developments. How did it measure up?	Ferrara, Ralph; Khoshaba Parker, Riva; Migas, Joseph J.		3494
Stakeholder face-off in the Facebook age: the board challenge ahead: Be better prepared to use the Web proactively and reactively to engage with your diverse constituencies.	Farrar, James		823
The Aspen Principles: a better way forward: a critical mass of 'strange bedfellows' came to market in 2007 with a plan to reverse the destructive pull of short-termism.	Samuelson, Judith		2111
The squeeze is on.			147
The year in governance; A month-by-month recap of the people, actions, and organizations that defined and refined board oversight in 2007.	Kristie, James		5827
What the proxies tally: a rising tide of activism: the voting both last year and this year shows a stiffening resolve by shareholders to press boards on several fronts, including executive pay, corporate performance, board representation, and investor confidence.	Melican, James; Westcott, Shirley		3723
What's your story?		Brief article	119
Who's on board 2007; Directors Roster annual review of newly elected board members.			7240
Year in review II.			462