Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Nell Minow is an American film reviewer and writer who writes and speaks frequently on film, media, and corporate governance and investing. Ms. Minow was named one of the 20 most influential people in corporate governance by Directorship magazine in 2007. She was dubbed “the queen of good corporate governance” by BusinessWeek Online in 2003 and has received Lifetime Achievement awards from both the International Corporate Governance Network and Corporate Secretary Magazine...
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They got the words right and the substance wrong, ... I'm very disappointed.
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Yes, it's meaningful money, ... But it's still a fraction of what was lost.
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I'm willing to pay people based on the value they create.
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In the post-Enron era, we have seen reforms from just about everybody -- from the Congress, from the (Securities and Exchange Commission) and from the stock exchanges, ... Everybody has stepped up to the plate except for the Delaware courts.
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Creating value ... The question is, 'Did they earn it?'
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It's a headache. It's pure profit, and maybe that's why nobody wants to think about it.
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It's definitely caveat emptor. They'd better kick the tires carefully.
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It's considered an atrocity now. Unless he says he'll take care of everyone, he won't get that.
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It's, generally speaking, the result of some pressure from shareholders. We're seeing more and more of that, particularly at companies that have not kept faith with shareholders. It's very performance driven.
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The line between corporate governance and strategy is a fine one. Increasingly, strategy is a legitimate question for shareholders.
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I think the change is significant -- and troubling. For one thing, it is in addition to the other termination payments, which the first one was not. And it is larger, for no apparent reason. Are they expecting a change of control?
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It's thrilling because Disney has made a lot of progress but still has a lot to prove to shareholders, and this is tremendously enhancing to their credibility with shareholders.
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It's a very serious concern that nobody's paying attention to.
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I'm not saying that everyone has to agree with our grades, but the burden of proof should be on (the funds) to explain what they see in these companies that we don't.