Just What Is the Corporate Director's Job? Investor Relations Executives' Perspectives on the Board Member's Job Description
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Just What Is the Corporate Director's Job? Investor Relations Executives' Perspectives on the Board Member's Job Description

The evolution in IROs’ roles has affected their perspective on the corporate director’s job. One of the key perspectives is that as companies and their boards face activist campaigns where the composition of the board and the future of the company are at stake, companies should consider training directors on how to address activist shareholders and to conduct regular shareholder engagement.

 


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