Stephen Davis, who runs Davis Global Advisors, keeps track of a range of factors affecting corporate governance in several of the world's largest economies.

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Working out of an office studded with time-zone clocks in Newton, Massachusetts, Stephen Davis has become an authority on corporate governance issues around the world.

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Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis, John Parrott and Jimmy White have been honoured with MBEs previously, with Davis also receiving an OBE.

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