Agenda

Both companies have agreed to reduce the size of executives’ CIC payouts to prevent them from being hit by excise taxes.

The responsibility for developing candidates for CEO succession resides with the CEO, but how involved should directors be in the process of grooming internal candidates for top jobs?

Some directors encourage audit committee members to read up on the preliminary versions of the rules so they can determine whether management understands the changes and is equipped to handle them.

David C. Phillips, a lead director at Cintas and a director at Meridian Bioscience, explains how asking the right questions can provide boards key insights into their companies.

Agenda’s July Exchange will examine the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill and how it will impact corporate boards of directors.

Boards generally have limited involvement in overseeing corporate sustainability, a set of issues that CEOs overwhelmingly say will be vital to their companies’ future success.

Phantom stock has generally been the province of privately owned firms, but experts say many top publicly traded companies are considering doling out this form of compensation, too.

Commissioners debate additional regulation of proxy advisors like ISS, along with other "plumbing" issues, like whether investors should be allowed to remain anonymous to issuers.

J&J director Mary Sue Coleman came under scrutiny from The New York Times last week over whether her board service represents a conflict of interest with her role as president of the University of Michigan.