Recently, a new breed of representative director has featured European and American corporate boards: activist-nominated directors. Activistnominated directors are sponsored by hedge funds in course an activist campaign targeting listed corporation bid to amplify funds’ direct influence board deliberations. Constituency deeply rooted (Continental) governance may find that the decision-making pr...

Financial information disclosed in the annual report is one of the main sources that investors are interested to make informed judgment in their decision for investment. Due to the financial crisis, Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance was introduced and this Code mentions that one of the tasks of the directors is to provide timely and useful information disclosure. However, in Malaysia, ther...

In this first issue of the Netherlands Heart Journal in 2017, I would like to introduce to you a new editorial board, consisting of an editor-in-chief and five deputy editors. It is an Amsterdam-based editorial board to facilitate close interaction between the board members. It is the ambition of the new editorial board to further improve the journal’s current impact factor as an index of its q...

Membership S ome argue our Society does not need a large quantity of members , but that it does need quality membership. Some argue that size does matter. We are the fourth largest IEEE Society with more than 16,000 members; however, we are the largest Society without our own division director (IEEE Board of Directors). Perhaps both are equally right—we need quantity and quality! The number of ...

President’s Message: Committees: The Inner Workings of the Board 1 From the Executive Director: Check Out Our Web Site 1 Audio Tape Available 2 A Personal View: Addiction and Recovery: One Investigator’s Thoughts 3 USMLE CBT Administration on the Horizon 5 Call for Comments on Use of Lasers 5 Rules Changes and New Registration Information 5 To Carry This Message and Practice These Principles 6 ...

Dr. Lenworth Jacobs, Hartford Hospital, Board of Regents, American College of Surgeons Dr. Norman McSwain, Medical Director, Prehospital Trauma Life Support Dr. Michael Rotondo, Chair, American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Dr. David Wade, Chief Medical Officer, FBI Dr. William Fabbri, Medical Director, Emergency Medical Support Program, FBI Dr. Alexander Eastman, Major Cities Chiefs ...

1967. He became a member of the board of directors in 1996 following various assignments, including that of Chief Engineer for the Crown, and later led efforts to develop electric vehicles. When he became Managing Director in June 1999, he was also appointed Chairman of the Environmental Product Design Assessment Committee. In addition, he has been overseeing Toyota’s efforts to develop fuel ce...

pažuheš-nâme-ye târix-e ejtemâ’i va eqtesâdi (socio economic history studies) biannual journal volume 2, number 1, spring & summer 2013 concessionaire: institute for humanities and cultural studies (ihcs) director in charge & editor-in-chief: shahram yousefifar executive manager: azam riahi   editorial board ahmad badkoobeh hazaveh associate professor, university of tehran safoura boroumand ass...