Bill Hayes

2 weeks ago | directorsandboards.com | Bill Hayes

In the latest edition of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, Bill Hayes, editor in chief of Directors & Boards, speaks with Erin Essenmacher, director of Nxu Inc., about who benefits from shareholder activism. In another discussion related to shareholder activism, Ted White, managing director of Legion Partners Asset Management, explains why the relationship between directors and active shareholders doesn’t have to be as contentious as its reputation suggests.

3 weeks ago | familybusinessmagazine.com | Bill Hayes

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3 weeks ago | directorsandboards.com | Bill Hayes

In the recently released report, “2025 Shareholder Meeting Agenda,” BDO sought to identify the major concerns for boards entering this year’s proxy season. We spoke with Amy Rojik, national managing principal of corporate governance and director and founder of the Center for Corporate Governance at BDO, and one of the authors of the report, to get an inside look at the issues facing directors as we move toward 2026.

1 month ago | directorsandboards.com | Bill Hayes

In the latest edition of Executive Session, the official podcast of Directors & Boards, Bill Hayes, editor in chief of Directors & Boards, speaks with Michael Dauphinee, CEO of The Dauphinee Group, about executive coaching. In our second interview, Janet Wong, director of TWFG Insurance and Lucid Motors, discusses the right time to leave a board. And in our third segment, Samantha Kappagoda, director and nominating chair of Credit Suisse, explores AI and data governance.

1 month ago | directorsandboards.com | Bill Hayes

Ekta Singh-BushellDirector: ChargePoint, Huron, Lesaka TechnologiesWhat was the first board you joined? My first public company board was TTEC Inc., a global leader in customer experience and contact centers, in 2017. My first private company board was DecisionGPS LLC, a digital analytics start-up, in 2015, and my first nonprofit board was Asian American Federation of New York in 2005. What do you look for in a board?