Author Archives: Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation

Planning for Tomorrow’s Public Company CFO

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Thursday, September 29, 2022

Over the past decade, the public company CFO remit has rapidly evolved beyond the traditional financial scope to include operational and strategic responsibilities. To stay abreast and develop your finance talent as the role continues to evolve, understanding tomorrow’s CFO is paramount. To better understand the current state of the role and hiring implications, Russell […]

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Making it Count: Accountability is Needed to Fast-Track DE&I

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Although efforts to improve diversity, inclusion, and equity (DE&I) of employees and leaders in organizations continue, the number of organizations tangibly tracking accountability for the outcome of those efforts is still relatively low. Russell Reynolds Associates’ 2022 Global Leadership Monitor research identified that just 17% of global leaders we surveyed said executives at their organizations […]

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How Boards Can Assess the Potential and Readiness of Future CEOs

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Monday, September 26, 2022

CEO succession planning works best when it’s a continuous process that constantly replenishes your pipeline of future leaders. And that means you need to start it early. In fact, the board should start planning for the next CEO from the first day a new one steps into the job. From day one, you need to […]

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How Compensation Decisions Support CEO Succession

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Saturday, September 24, 2022

One of a board’s most important responsibilities is selecting the CEO. Most boards have annual succession planning discussions and robust procedures to prepare for a transition. But, recognizing both the shrinking of leaders’ tenures and the shifting skill sets needed for future success, many boards are now making succession planning a continual process. Centered on […]

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Boards Need More Women: Here’s How to Get There

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Friday, September 23, 2022

The board plays a critical role in bringing an organization’s strategic vision to life. As stewards, they help guide the organization through challenging times and are responsible for providing sound oversight that can help to sustain future success. Ideally, the people sitting around the table in a corporate boardroom will each provide different sets of […]

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Chancery Court Enjoins Annual Meeting in Defense of Stockholder Franchise

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Thursday, September 22, 2022

The Delaware Chancery Court recently preliminarily enjoined a stockholders meeting in Bray v. Katz, No. 2022-0489-LWW (Del. Ch. June 24, 2022) (transcript). The case concerns a board of directors’ decision in advance of the upcoming annual meeting to lower the quorum requirement for stockholders meetings; it did so in order to preempt certain stockholders from […]

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What’s Next for US M&A

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Wednesday, September 21, 2022

As predicted in our previous M&A report, 2022 has not lived up to the runaway performance of 2021. As activity—still at impressive levels considering everything that has been thrown at the deal market—takes a breather, we consider five fundamental trends that may play out over the coming months. 1. Rates and financing costs to increase […]

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Safeguarding Trust: The Board’s Role in Integrating ESG and ERM

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Tuesday, September 20, 2022

The war in Ukraine is a human tragedy. From a business management perspective, it is also an example of old-school “global geo-political risk.” But the fast, overwhelming exodus from Russia and support for Ukraine isn’t driven primarily by old-school operational risk concerns over raw material costs and supply chain disruptions. For most companies, the primary […]

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CEO Succession Practices in the Russell 3000 and S&P 500: 2022 Edition

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Monday, September 19, 2022

These Key Findings are based on a dataset downloaded on July 6, 2022 from CEO Succession Practices in the Russell 3000 and S&P 500: Live Dashboard. The Live Dashboard is updated weekly with information on succession announcements about chief executive officers (CEOs) made at Russell 3000 and S&P 500 companies; please browse the Live Dashboard […]

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The Global ESG Regulatory Framework Toughens Up

By Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation | Published Monday, September 19, 2022

Global ESG regulation is set to make a leap with new requirements for private businesses to report on and prevent adverse impacts on climate, the environment and human rights. We summarise three key regulatory developments that should be on the agenda for large companies. CSDDD: The European Commission adopted its proposal for the Corporate Sustainability […]

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