Loeb then demanded board seats and called for the Houston oil explorer to sell itself.
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It's not as glamorous as open elections for board seats, but it's a lot cheaper.
And now, in another sign of disenchantment with public ownership, chief executives are shunning board seats.
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Nokia chose Ms. Nelson, now a professional director whose board seats previously included Autodesk Inc.
Four is the ideal number of board seats, according to venture-backed chief executives in the survey.
Women hold 15.7 percent of board seats and minorities hold 9.8 percent of board seats.
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Mr. Burkle has since launched a proxy battle aimed at winning three board seats.
According to GMI research, women hold just 9.1% of the board seats at major U.K. listed companies.
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The Jains brought down their stake from 70% to 30%, conceding four board seats to Aqua's representatives.
None of the new investors were given voting board seats, though Saverin was given an observer seat.
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In the corporate sector, women at the top C-level jobs, board seats tops out at fifteen, sixteen per cent.
There are relatively few board seats, and each appointment has real weight--assuming the board is functioning properly.
Among Fortune 500 companies, women hold only three percent of CEO positions and 15 percent of board seats.
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Norway led the way in 2003 with laws mandating that 40% of board seats be filled by women.
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Women make up only 15% of board seats, 14% of executive officers and a paltry 2% of CEOs.
More than half of the survey's investors expect their board seats to increase in the next two years.
Through the Depression and the war Sidney rose steadily up the ranks, acquiring board seats and corporate contacts.
Though former creditors control 51% of the firm and four out of seven board seats, Harrah's operates the casino.
There is a lot of chatter these days about venture capital firms and the board seats they control.
Microsoft isn't expected to get board seats or governance rights in a closely held Dell, one of the people said.
Advisers for the Elliott side believed that they would have prevailed in their proxy contest and won all five board seats.
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Both said his demands for board seats were legitimate: in France, shareholders with far smaller stakes usually get on the board.
Unlike junk funds, BDCs can and do work with detailed inside information and sometimes negotiate board seats as part of their deals.
To review, there are 9 board seats of the NY Fed.
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Today, women hold roughly 16 percent of the Fortune 500 board seats, an increase of just 3 percent over the last decade.
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At Fairfax, she wanted at least two of the nine board seats.
As a small fund, it largely makes investments without taking board seats.
Last week it was reported that headhunters are having a tough time filling board seats, partly out of concern for personal liability.
Among the companies surveyed, women held 17.8% of board seats in 2009, just about even with the 17.6% they held in 2008.
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