Directors & Boards

1 week ago | directorsandboards.com | David Crosbie |Susan Holliday

Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value by pegging their price to a reference asset — a fiat currency, like the U.S. dollar or euro. Under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), they are known as Electronic Money Tokens (EMTs) to differentiate them from tokens backed by assets such as gold.

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.

2 weeks ago | directorsandboards.com | Matthew Moore |Frank Kurre

The complex uncertainties posed by today's interconnected risk landscape do not seem to be keeping business leaders up at night. A recent survey of board members and C-suite leaders by Protiviti, in collaboration with NC State University's ERM Initiative, found leaders believe their corporate resilience and adaptability have been battle-tested over the past five years. Having navigated significant challenges, these leaders report high confidence in their organization's resilience and adaptability.

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.