ISS Webinar Replay: Preseason Primer for North America

To listen to the replay of the February 23, 2012 Preseason Primer for North America webinar, please register below.

The informative webinar gave a preview to the spring 2012 proxy season in the United States and Canada. During the webinar, the panelists discussed how U.S. companies and investors are addressing executive compensation issues during the second year of mandatory say-on-pay votes. Additionally, the panelists reviewed shareholder proposals seeking proxy access, independent board chairs, and disclosure of corporate political activities. For the Canadian market, key issues including say-on-pay and shareholder proposals were discussed.

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Patrick McGurn, ISS Special Counsel
Carol Bowie, Head of Compensation Research and Americas Research
Martha Carter, Head of Global Research
Debra Sisti, Head of Canadian Research

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