Shareholder Communications Coalition Launches Campaign for More Transparency and Disclosure in Proxy Matters
The Shareholder Communications Coalition, a Washington, D.C.-based organization, today announced the creation of a new website, www.shareholdercoalition.com, as a part of a broader effort to inform the general public and Washington policymakers about significant challenges in the current system used by investors to vote their shares in corporate elections. The Coalition comprises five associations: Business Roundtable (BRT), National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI), the Securities Transfer Association (STA), and Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals (SCSGP). In addition to unveiling a new public policy website, the Coalition is launching a campaign for a comprehensive review of the current proxy voting and communications system by Congress and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The Society Elects New Chairmen and Chair-Elect
The Society held its annual meeting in Boca Raton on June 28, 2008 and elected Craig D. Mallick and Kathleen E. Shannon as chairman and chairman-elect
The Society Honors Carl T. Hagberg wtih Distinguished Service Award
Carl T. Hagberg was honored by The Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals as the winner of this year's Bracebridge H. Young Distinguished Service Award , given in Boca Raton on June 28, 2008
Blanca N. Rosbach Becomes First Active Employee To Be Honored with the Distinguished Service Award
Blanca N. Rosbach, The Society's Director of Research & Information Services, was honored by the Society as the winner of this year's Bracebridge H. Young Distinguished Service Award, given in Colorado Springs on Saturday, June 30th.
The Society Elects New Chair and Chair-Elect
The Society held its annual meeting in Colorado Springs on June 30, 2007 and elected Lydia I. Beebe and Craig D. Mallick as chairman and chairman-elect.
The Society Honors Byrne with Distinguished Service Award
James T. Byrne, Jr., formerly the Secretary of Bankers Trust and later an advisor to the Secretary at Deutsche Bank Americas Holding Corp. in New York, was honored by the Society as the winner of this year's Bracebridge H. Young Distinguished Service Award, given in Philadelphia on Saturday, July 1st.
The Society of Corporate Secretaries And Governance Professionals Elects New Chairmen
The Society held its annual meeting in Philadelphia on July 1, 2006 and elected William J. Mostyn III and Lydia I. Beebe as chairman and chairman-elect.
The Society Honors Franklin with Distinguished Service Award
Earl R. Franklin, Vice President and Secretary at Cleveland-based Eaton Corp., was honored by the Society as the winner of this year's Bracebridge H. Young Distinguished Service Award, given here on Saturday, June 25th.
The Society of Corporate Secretaries And Governance Professionals Elects New Chairmen
The Society held its annual meeting in Los Angeles on June 24, 2005 and elected Susan Ellen Wolf and William J. Mostyn III as chairman and chairman-elect.
The Conference Board Joins The Society of Corporate Secretaries And Governance Professionals for A Unique Series Of Directors' Roundtables and Surveys
The Conference Board announced today (March 10, 2005) that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals that will enable the organizations to collaborate on programs for board directors and develop corporate governance surveys. The organizations will hold their first joint Director Roundtable Forum on June 9-10 followed by another Roundtable on November 8-9 at The Links Club in New York City.
Former SEC Chairman Pitt Addresses Houston Chapter of the Society
Former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt addressed the Houston Chapter of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals in February, offering some pragmatic advice on how Society members could avoid "becoming the next cautionary tale splayed across the front page of the Wall Street Journal." Highlights of his remarks are now available online.
The Society Holds Directors' Issues Teleconference in Wake of WorldCom Settlement — January 12, 2005
The Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals Addresses Issues for Directors in Wake of WorldCom Settlement
NEW YORK, January 12 — The Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals sponsored a teleconference focusing on the needs of Society members following the WorldCom settlement that directed personal payouts of $18 million from the ex-directors of the bankrupt company. . . .
The American Society of Corporate Secretaries Changes its Name — January 4, 2005
Move reflects evolving nature of the profession and increased responsibilities facing corporate secretaries
To validate the increased responsibilities of its members, and to reflect the changing nature of the job of corporate secretary, the American Society of Corporate Secretaries changed its name to the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, effective January 2005. . . .
The Society Presents World Bank Program — November 3, 2004
Bank President James D. Wolfensohn to Deliver Luncheon Address
Washington, D.C., November 3, 2004 — In conjunction with the World Bank, the American Society of Corporate Secretaries will be holding a seminar, "Essentials of the Corporate Secretarial Function," today at the World Bank offices here. This seminar will discuss issues of corporate governance as they affect the work of the corporate secretary in both the private sector and institutions such as the World Bank. . . .
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