#corporate-governance

#corporate-governance

To put this in perspective ... it is probably the most important launch of my career. ... This has been a personal journey of mine since I joined the company 43 years ago.

Striking Starbucks workers walk the picket line in New York City, on December 1, 2025.ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images Thousands of Starbucks workers across a hundred cities are nearly one month into an expanding, nationwide unfair labor practice strike in protest of the coffee giant's "historic union busting and failure to finalize a fair union contract," according to Starbucks Workers United, the barista union that has spread to over 650 stores since its birth in Buffalo four years ago.

In its announcement, Binance reported that it has secured three global financial licenses within Abu Dhabi Global Market, a special economic zone inside the Emirati city. The licenses regulate three different prongs of the exchange's business: its exchange, clearinghouse, and broker dealer services. The three regulated entities are named Nest Exchange Limited, Nest Clearing and Custody Limited, and Nest Trading Limited, respectively.

Did you know that nearly 60% of companies struggle to find the right non-executive director? This alarming statistic underscores the importance of a strategic approach to your non-executive director search . In today's dynamic business environment, having the right leadership can make a world of difference in steering your organization toward success. Here, we'll explore five key steps to streamline your search, ensuring you find the ideal candidate who aligns with your company's vision and values.

Choose your heroes very carefully and then emulate them. You will never be perfect, but you can always be better.

In his annual shareholder letter-the last one he will pen as CEO before Berkshire vice chair Greg Abel takes over on Jan. 1-Buffett suggested chief executives are driven by greed and selfishness to drive up their own pay after seeing competitors ratchet up their own remunerations. "What often bothers very wealthy CEOs-they are human, after all-is that other CEOs are getting even richer," he said. "Envy and greed walk hand in hand. And what consultant ever recommended a serious cut in CEO compensation or board payments?"

Stobart, a former Sage executive, was appointed as chair at the end of 2017. The goal was to ramp up growth and make Zen a £100 million business within three years and a £250 million business within a decade. It didn't pan out that way. Tang appointed Stobart to the role of chief executive on October 1, 2018, and Tang took Stobart's former role as chair.

If I were like, a sports star or an artist or something, and just really cared about doing a great job at my thing, and was up at 5 am practicing free throws or whatever, that would seem pretty normal right?

Lowman will remain on APM's board of directors, a company news release confirmed. As part of the transition, Payant will assume the role of chairman of the board while maintaining oversight of the company's strategic direction. Dustin Sheppard, who currently serves as APM's president, will step into the role of CEO and succeed Payant. Sheppard has been credited with advancing operational efficiency, driving strategic initiatives and strengthening APM's culture of collaboration during his tenure.

From boardrooms to factory floors, U.S. companies are entering a new era where federal guardrails may disappear. The laws may be rolling back, but the risk: legal, financial, and reputational, are multiplying. Getting ahead of this challenge is one of the few things boards and leadership teams can control in a business world defined by uncertainty. I. The Disappearing Roadmap Imagine you're at a dinner with fellow executives.

Ciarán Bollard, CEO of The Corporate Governance Institute, warned that dissolving the committee could undermine confidence in Currys' approach "Statements of this kind are becoming more common. We hear companies say: 'we are stepping back from formal ESG structures, but our commitment remains.' In the United States, this has often been driven by political hostility towards ESG. The UK, however, is a very different environment."

Currys, the UK's largest electricals retailer, has scrapped its board-level ESG committee, effectively ending formal oversight of environmental, social and governance issues at the highest level of the company. The decision comes as regulation and investor expectations on sustainability tighten across the UK and Europe, raising questions about the message it sends on corporate governance priorities. Although Currys has stressed that it remains committed to its ESG objectives, critics argue the move is poorly timed.

But in a counterclaim filed Wednesday in Delaware, Demoulas alleges the board members improperly colluded with his sisters, who control about 61% of the company compared to Arthur T.'s 28%. He's specifically accused the board of taking orders from his sisters, "who seek to line their own pockets," get a leg up in intrafamily disputes, and "strike at Mr. Demoulas over petty family jealousies," according to the filing.

The question arises not just because Oracle recently announced that two executives are the company's new CEOs, succeeding Safra Catz, who had been CEO or co-CEO for the past 11 years. Making the succession more intriguing, Catz has been elevated to the board of directors with a previously unheard-of title, while founder Larry Ellison continues as chairman of the board and chief technology officer, but with duties that are by no means transparent.

However, for Yvon Chouinard, the founder of the outdoor apparel company Patagonia, being highlighted as a member of the ultrawealthy was "one of the worst days of his life." "It really, really pissed me off," he said upon being placed on Forbes 2017 billionaire list, according to excerpts from Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away by David Gelles.

At the end of this month, they'll want to see early evidence that projected holiday sales are materializing. Positive noises on the next quarterly call would buy Hill more space and time, while negative or neutral signals will reduce his room for movement. It'll be a crucial test for the apparel brand, one its leaders might wish they could postpone.