Excerpts from What's on the Minds of Boards Ahead of Shareholder Meetings with Courteney Keatinge

BDO in the Boardroom

Join BDO's Center for Corporate Governance Amy Rojik and Courteney Keatinge, Senior Director of Glass Lewis’ Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Research, as they highlight several significant considerations from a proxy advisor’s perspective for boards and management teams to think about ahead of 2021 annual shareholder meetings.

Key Takeaways

Anticipate shareholder meeting agendas to be extensive in 2021

Some of the key areas proxy advisors are keenly interested in:

• Virtual only shareholder meetings should ensure equitable participation and protection of shareholder rights

• Changes in executive compensation in light of COVID-19, particularly on one-time grants or modifications to compensation to executives without justification

• Disclosure around the extent of board oversight of Environmental and Social (E&S) issues

• Expectation of expanded company and board diversity policy disclosures

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