“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 […]
The Proxy Voting Choice Revolution is a paper by Alon Brav, Tao Li, Dorothy S. Lund, and Zikui Pan, dated September 12, 2025. It was published by the European Corporate Governance Institute – Law Working Paper No. 875/2025, HKU Jockey Club Enterprise Sustainability Global Research Institute Paper No. 2025/145, available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5500098 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5500098. The paper […]
nCino 2025. I have proposal #5 to Declassify the Board. (more…)
Why Hasn’t Schwab Acted on Shareholder Support to Declassify the Board? According to the Schwab 2025 opposition statement, James McRitchie’s shareholder proposal to declassify Schwab’s Board received majority support. In response, our Board introduced its own proposal — which also gained majority support but narrowly missed the company’s unusually high 80% supermajority threshold. And then… […]
Lantheus 2025. James McRitchie’s proposal to declassify the board is one of several items on the proxy to be voted on before or during the Lantheus Holdings, Inc. annual meeting on May 1, 2025, at 6:00 a.m. Pacific time. You can attend the annual meeting in person in Bedford, Massachusetts, or online. Be sure to register […]
Pre-Disclosing Proxy Votes— Bradley August has advocated for funds to take that action since the days of ProxyDemocracy (archive link1, link2) and MoxyVote. Below is a comment August posted on LinkedIn regarding a recent Bloomberg Intelligence podcast. (updated3/16/2025) (more…)
Integrating individual voting through technological advancements and the increasing influence of ESG considerations will likely redefine materiality in corporate governance.
Snowflake 2024 Proxy Votes. James McRitchie’s proposal for the annual election of all directors is one of several items to be voted on before or during the Snowflake Inc. (SNOW) annual meeting on July 2, 2024, at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Attend the annual meeting online or in person. I suggest you vote in advance. However, […]
nCino 2024. Vote FOR #5 Elect Each Director Annually, AGIANST all Board proposals, except the auditor
Tesla 2024 Proxy Votes. James McRitchie’s Proposal for the annual election of all directors is one of several items to be voted on before or during the Tesla (TSLA) annual meeting on June 13, 2024, at 1:30 a.m. Pacific time. Attend the annual meeting online or in person. I suggest you vote in advance. However, you […]
Cognizant 2024
DexCom 2024 – Vote AGAINST Sayer, Altman, Augustinos, Collins, Dahut, Heller, Malady, Auditor, Pay. Vote FOR Driscoll, Foletta, Topol, Pay, Pay Equity Disclosure, Transparency in Lobbying
Boeing 2024. James McRitchie’s Proposal for a Paygap report is one of several items to be voted on before or during the Boeing Company (BA) annual meeting on May 17, 2024, at 5:30 a.m. Pacific time. Attend the annual meeting online. I suggest you vote in advance. However, you can also vote during the meeting with […]
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 […]
Intuitive Surgical 2024. James McRitchie’s proposal for a Paygap report is one of several items to be voted on before or during the Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) annual meeting on April 25, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. Pacific. Attend the annual meeting in person or online. I suggest you vote in advance. However, you can also vote during […]
Kellanova 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 Kellanova Company (K) annual meeting on April 26, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific. Attend the annual meeting online. I suggest you vote in advance. However, you can also vote during […]
Northern Trust 2024 proxy. James McRitchie’s proposal to Ascertain Client Voting Preferences is one of several items to be voted on before or during the Northern Trust annual meeting on April 16, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. Pacific. Attend the annual meeting online. I suggest you vote in advance. However, you can also vote with your […]
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 […]
Electronic Arts 2023. Ratification of Termination Pay is just one of several issues to be voted on before or during the annual meeting on August 10, 2023, at 2:00 pm Pacific Time. Attend the annual meeting online. Vote AGAINST all directors except Kofi Bruce; Against pay, auditor; FOR proposal #5 Require Termination Pay Ratification. (more…)
Veeva Systems 2023. Fair Elections is just one of several issues to be voted on before the annual meeting at 8:00 am Pacific on June 21, 2023. Vote AGAINST Paul Sekhri; FOR Fair Elections #4. Join the meeting with your control number. (more…)
Impinj 2023. Fair Elections is just one of several issues to be voted on before the annual meeting at 9:00 am Pacific on June 8, 2023. Vote AGAINST Gibson, Padval, and Sanghi; FOR other items, especially fair elections. Join the meeting with your control number. (more…)
Walmart 2023. Fair Elections is just one of several issues to be voted on before the annual meeting at 8:30 am Pacific on May 31, 2023. Vote AGAINST Flynn, Harris, Horton, Mayer, Penner Stephenson, pay, auditor, #8, #11; FOR Fair Elections #9 and most other shareholder proposals. Join the meeting with your control number. I […]
Chipotle Mexican Grill 2023. Fair Elections is just one of several issues to be voted on before the annual meeting at 8:00 am Pacific on May 25, 2023. Vote AGAINST Baldocchi, Engles, Fili-Krushel, Gutierrez, Niccol, Winston, pay, auditor; FOR Fair Elections #5, Free Association #6. You cannot just join the meeting with your control number. […]
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 […]
CVS Health 2023. Fair Elections is just one of several issues to be voted on before the annual meeting at 5:00 am Pacific on May 18, 2023. Vote Against Brown, Farah, Finucane, Million, auditor, pay, proposal #9; FOR shareholder proposals #5, #6, #7, #8. Join the meeting with your control number. (more…)
Charles Schwab 2023. Pay Equity Disclosure is just one of several issues to be voted on before the annual meeting at 9 am Pacific on May 18, 2023. Vote AGAINST Marianne C. Brown, Frank C. Herringer, auditor, pay; FOR Pay Equity Disclosure. Unlike most companies, you can’t just join the meeting with your control number. […]
DexCom 2023. Pay Equity Disclosure is the only shareholder proposal to be voted on before the annual meeting at 2:00 pm Pacific on May 18, 2023. Vote AGAINST Vote Against: Altman, Collins, Dahut, Kahn, Malady, auditor, and pay; For #5 Pay Equity Disclosure. Warning: You need to register in advance to attend the meeting. (ugh) […]
Proto Labs 2023 Fair Elections is just one of several issues to be voted on before the annual meeting at 6:30 am Pacific on May 17, 2023. Vote AGAINST all directors except Greiner, auditor, pay, incentive plan; FOR Blodgett, Fair Elections #5. Join the meeting with your control number. (more…)
Marriott 2023 Pay Equity Disclosure is just one of several issues to be voted on before the annual meeting at 5:30 am Pacific on May 12, 2023. Vote AGAINST Goren, Henderson, Hippeau, Hobart, Lee, Lewis, D. Marriott, McCarthy, Rozanski, Schwab, auditor, pay, incentive plan; FOR#7 pay equity disclosure. (more…)
Stryker 2023 Political Disclosure is up for a vote during the AGM at 6 am Pacific on May 10, 2023. Vote AGAINST all directors, auditor, and executive pay; FOR #5 Political Disclosure. (more…)
Kellogg 2023 Pay Equity Disclosure is just one of several issues to be voted on before the annual meeting at 10 am Pacific on April 28, 2023. Vote AGAINST Burns, Cahallane, pay, auditor & audit looking for discrimination against white males; FOR#6 pay equity disclosure. (more…)
Intuitive Surgical 2023 Pay Equity is just one of several issues to be voted on before the annual meeting at 3 pm Pacific on April 27, 2023. Vote AGAINST Levy, Johnson, Ladd, Nachtsheim, Reed, Pay; FOR#5 pay equity disclosure. (more…)
Boeing 2023 Pay Equity is just one of several issues to be voted on before the annual meeting at 11 am Eastern on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. The meeting will be virtual. I recommend voting in advance. Vote Against Bradway, Good, Johri, Joyce, Kellner, Mollenkopf, Richardson, Saussan, Williams, Exec Pay, Stock Plan, Auditor, and China report to […]