Media Clips

July 2008

Director Resources

Board Leadership:  The Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance at the Yale School of Management has formed what it calls “a first-ever peer organization of independent chairmen of North American corporate boards.” The kick-off roundtable for the “Chairmen’s Forum” will take place October 7 at the Yale Club of New York City. Harry Pearce, chairman of Nortel Networks, is the founding chair of the Forum. The project is co-sponsored by Spencer Stuart, the global director and executive search consulting firm. “Board directors will benefit from seeing exchanges amongst real world independent chairs who contribute to performance while avoiding pitfalls,” said Ira Millstein. “Independent chairmanship may not be the right way to go for every company. But the Chairmen’s Forum will help make it a successful choice for those that take that route.”
 
Mutual Fund Governance: As part of its mission to incubate needed market institutions, the Millstein Center also recently announced the creation of the Conference of Fund Leaders, a permanent body dedicated to peer collaboration among independent chairmen and lead directors of mutual funds.