Read more board of directors stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23422/board-of-directors.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:55:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65854/three-more-bofa-directors-quit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThree more Bank of America directors have resigned, upping the beleaguered lender’s recent board departures to 10, Bloomberg reports. John T. Collins, William Barnet III, and Gary Countryman did not leave because of any disagreement with company executives, the bank insists. More board members will be added later this year...http://www.newser.com/story/65854/three-more-bofa-directors-quit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Aug 2009 11:51:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65358/bayhs-wife-in-deep-with-health-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs both sides of the health care debate court Sen. Evan Bayh's elusive vote, his wife's earnings from the industry are raising more than a few eyebrows. The Indianapolis Star takes a look at Susan Bayh, who pulled down some $2.1 million between 2006 and 2008 for serving on...http://www.newser.com/story/65358/bayhs-wife-in-deep-with-health-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 6:21:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60138/why-corporate-boards-seldom-do-their-jobs-well.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRecent shareholder meetings at Citigroup and the Bank of America devolved into morality plays—wronged shareholders berated executives, executives apologetically vowed to improve—with a rather curious epilogue: every member of the board of directors was reelected. The reason is that corporate boards are often filled with under-informed, over-paid yes-men...http://www.newser.com/story/60138/why-corporate-boards-seldom-do-their-jobs-well.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 May 2009 2:42:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55124/facebook-should-unfriend-ceo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMark Zuckerberg has made mistakes in the past 6 weeks “that would have led to any normal CEO's firing,” Owen Thomas writes for Gawker, and the Facebook CEO's case should be no different. His three strikes: a privacy-shredding “terms of service disaster,” an “awful redesign,” and the “disgraceful, petty ouster”...http://www.newser.com/story/55124/facebook-should-unfriend-ceo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Apr 2009 13:50:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51791/shareholders-rage-at-apple-boards-silence-on-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApple shareholders left an annual meeting today upset at the company’s board for staying mum about CEO Steve Jobs’ health, the Wall Street Journal reports. Considered the company’s chief innovator, Jobs rattled Apple’s stock price last month with news that treatment for a hormone imbalance would sideline him until June....http://www.newser.com/story/51791/shareholders-rage-at-apple-boards-silence-on-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Feb 2009 16:54:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47527/rubin-quits-citi-smith-barney-for-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin is leaving his posts at struggling Citigroup, the Wall Street Journal reports. He retired as a senior counselor effective today, and won’t pursue another term on the board of directors. Journal sources also say Citigroup is in talks to sell Smith Barney, its brokerage and...http://www.newser.com/story/47527/rubin-quits-citi-smith-barney-for-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Jan 2009 15:15:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43390/gm-board-would-consider-bankruptcy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome General Motors’ directors are willing to consider bankruptcy protection as an option for the failing automaker, the Wall Street Journal reports, marking an unusual disagreement with CEO Rick Wagoner. Wagoner told Congress repeatedly this week, in seeking an immediate financial bailout, that reorganizing through a Ch. 11 bankruptcy is...http://www.newser.com/story/43390/gm-board-would-consider-bankruptcy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Nov 2008 8:11:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/32954/deal-puts-icahn-on-yahoo-board.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYahoo will add two seats to its board of directors and put Carl Icahn in one of them, reports the Wall Street Journal, in a deal that ends Icahn’s proxy fight. Eight of Yahoo’s current board members, including CEO Jerry Yang, will keep their seats, while a ninth will resign....http://www.newser.com/story/32954/deal-puts-icahn-on-yahoo-board.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Jul 2008 7:27:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28258/yahoo-postpones-boardroom-showdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYahoo has pushed back its annual shareholder meeting for a second time, reports Forbes , delaying a showdown for control of its board. One of Yahoo's 10 directors resigned yesterday, leaving nine up for re-election at the meeting. Carl Icahn has nominated an alternate slate of directors, including himself, and will...http://www.newser.com/story/28258/yahoo-postpones-boardroom-showdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 May 2008 9:15:18 CDT