#corporate governance
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BMW Targets Management Layers, Ströer Attracts Buyout, and ZF Loses Another Executive
BMW is cutting management fat, Ströer is in advanced talks with private equity, and ZF faces more boardroom exits. Plus:...
eBay Settles Harassment Case for $50M+ After Sending Cockroaches, Funeral Wreath to Bloggers
eBay has agreed to pay over $50 million to a couple who were terrorized by company employees after criticizing the platf...
eBay and Ex-CEO Pay $55.7 Million to End Bizarre Cyberstalking Scandal
A civil settlement closes the book on a 2019 campaign where eBay executives sent live insects, a bloody mask, and funera...
S&P 500 Board Diversity Hits Decade Low as Trump-Era Policies and Investor Retreat Reshape Recruitment
Appointments of women and racial minorities to S&P 500 boards have fallen to their lowest level since 2014, new data sho...
From Trading Floor to Corner Office: Securities Alums Rise as Japan’s New CEO Class
As the Tokyo Stock Exchange demands deeper shareholder engagement, a fresh leadership profile is emerging: CEOs with sec...
Co-Owner of Gormash Global Accused of 45 Million Ruble Fraud Amid Claims of Corporate Raid
A Moscow region court has extended house arrest for Dmitry Milash and his wife, while his defense argues the case is a f...
Plus Ultra President and CEO Resign Amid Influence-Peddling Probe Over 2021 Bailout
The two executives step down after admitting they paid €530,000 to a firm linked to former PM Zapatero for help securing...
Plus Ultra Airline’s President and CEO Resign Amid Bailout Influence Probe
The two top executives stepped down days after admitting in court that the Spanish carrier paid a 1% commission on its €...
Premium Healthcare Group Ringfences Recovered Funds Until Stale Financials Are Signed Off
Egypt’s Premium Healthcare Group will lock all money reclaimed from an embezzlement case in a dedicated frozen account, ...
The Lavrentiadis Saga: From €749m Carlyle Deal to Prison and a Bid for Return
How Lavrentis Lavrentiadis turned a small chemical business into an industrial empire, sold it to Carlyle for a fortune,...
Slovenia's Supervisory Body Warns Draft Pension Fund Law Lacks Governance Safeguards
The Slovenian Supervisory Board Association says the proposed National Demographic Fund law rolls back transparency and ...
Amgen Settles Shareholder Suit Over Undisclosed $10.7B Tax Bill for $74 Million
The biotech giant resolves a class action alleging it hid a massive potential tax liability from investors, with the und...