Governance Practices at San Diego Companies 2007
Corporate Directors Forum presents the Governance Practices
at San Diego Companies 2007 Report. An
extensive analysis of 2007 proxy data*, showing the
current governance practices at 56 public
companies headquartered in San Diego.
- See how San Diego companies compare with other companies in the nation
- Understand how your company compares to its San Diego peers in board practices
Topics Include:
- Director pay
- Board/committee meeting frequency
- CEO demographics
New features in the 2007 report:
- Year-over-year analysis
- Comparison by company size, as measured by revenue
- New types of takeover defenses
- Expanded director demographics, including age, titles and gender
Some key findings for the 2007 report include:
- The percentage of San Diego companies studied which have an independent director serving as chairman has increased from 27 percent in our 2006 study to 41 percent in this year's study.
- At over one-third of the San Diego companies included in the study, the CEO has been in that position for less than three years.
- A higher percentage of San Diego companies studied have a classified board when compared to the percentage of companies with classified boards among large U.S. companies. Similarly, a higher percentage of San Diego companies studied have a poison pill in place, when compared to large U.S. companies.
- Nearly half of the San Diego companies studied have at least one woman serving on the board.
…And much, much more!
*Report based on data from The Corporate Library