“Shareholder primacy is good for companies, employees, and even for other stakeholders,” Nell Minow recently said in a recent Keynote Address to ICGN. She also referenced an old, but still timely, “New Yorker cartoon with a woman raising her hand at an annual shareholder meeting, and one of the executives whispering to another, ‘This is […]
Request that the Investor Advisory Committee recommend that the Commission initiate a rulemaking to permit retail shareholders to use Standing Voting Instructions (SVIs) for recurring proxy matters. SVIs would allow shareholders to provide pre-authorized voting preferences across meetings and issuers. Take Action: Provide comments for consideration by the SEC-IAC in its role as the Commission’s […]
nCino 2025. I have proposal #5 to Declassify the Board. (more…)
Stanford Law Activism Class – Jim McRitchie I was a one-time guest speaker at Stanford Law in a class taught by lecturers Derek Zaba and Ram Sachs on 11/13/24. In preparation for the class, I wrote down a few notes and added a bit after class, now shared with readers: (more…)
nCino 2024. Vote FOR #5 Elect Each Director Annually, AGIANST all Board proposals, except the auditor
Marriott 2024. Myra K. Young and James McRitchie’s proposal for a Paygap report is one of several items to be voted on before or during the Marriott International (MAR) annual meeting on May 10, 2024, at 5:30 a.m. Pacific time. Attend the annual meeting online. I suggest you vote in advance. However, you can also vote […]
Moody’s 2024. Vote Against compensation committee directors Howell, Forlenza, Hill, Serafin, and Van Saun. AGAINST the Auditor, Pay, #4, FOR item #5 Special Meetings. See also my note on Automatic Voting and why funds and advisors need more complex voting guidelines.
Procter & Gamble 2023. Our proposal for Fair Elections is just one of several issues to be voted on before or during the Procter & Gamble (PG ) annual meeting on October 10, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific. Attend the annual meeting online. I always recommend that you vote in advance. However, you will also […]
AVAV 2023. Board Declassification is just one of several issues to be voted on before or during the AeroVironment (AVAV) annual meeting on September 29, 2023, at 9:00 am Pacific. Attend the annual meeting online. Vote in advance. To vote in person at the virtual annual meeting, you must first obtain a valid legal proxy […]
CII 2023 Fall Conference. I hope to see many of you there. I’m excited about the theme, “Next Frontiers in Governance.” CII offers unprecedented opportunities to network, share best practices, and learn from others. The CII 2023 Fall Conference will be in-person only. Register for the conference in Long Beach, California. In preparing to meet […]
Union Pacific 2023. Fair Elections is just one of several issues to be voted on before the annual meeting at 6:00 am Pacific on May 18, 2023. Vote AGAINST Delaney, Dillon, Edison, Finley, Fritz, Hopkins, McCarthy, Villarreal, auditor, pay; FOR Fair Elections #5, independent chair #4, and paid sick leave #7. Join the meeting with […]
Free Proxy Advisor? Yes. As You Sow and iconik have teamed up to offer free, set-it-and-forget-it, ESG-aligned proxy voting to enable shareholder democracy for millions of individual investors. The same service is also available to small institutional investors for a very small fee. (more…)
Accountable may be an exception. Not many books on capitalism and corporate governance have the potential to spread like a meme. O’Leary and Valdamanis have a rare talent for using memorable terms like the Two-Buffett Paradox, Fiduciary Absolutism, and Milgram-Nixon Syndrome. Buy it on Amazon and I might get a few cents for the referral. I […]