TopGun Press:
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 22, 2010) - Worldwide intelligence-based advisory firm Brendan Wood International (BWI) today announced its shareholders' choice list of Canadian TopGun Companies, CEOs, CFOs and Boards of Directors. A total of 26 companies received TopGun shareholder confidence designations, selected from 250 Canadian companies evaluated. In the large-cap categories, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Natural Resources, Enbridge, EnCana, RioCan Real Estate and Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan received a sweep of all 4 designations. Recipients of the prestigious award reflect BWI's year-round discussions with investors worldwide defining their shareholder confidence criteria and identifying corporations that best meet investors' stringent tests.
The TopGun designation is awarded by the Brendan Wood Worldwide Panel of Shareholders, consisting of 2,500 professional investors who in fact manage trillions of dollars in equity capital. Continuous investigative debriefings with shareholders throughout the world are performed on an ongoing basis. The results are based upon the ratings of investors throughout 2009. Through its "Shareholder Confidence Index," Brendan Wood International monitors the confidence level of investors and their advisors in companies and senior management of the world's largest and most transactionally active companies. Below is the list of Canadian TopGun recipients:
TopGun Companies - Shareholder Confidence
Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited
Barrick Gold Corporation
Brookfield Properties
Canadian National Railway
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
Crescent Point Energy Trust
Enbridge Inc.
EnCana Corporation
Goldcorp Inc.
Kinross Gold Corporation
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
Research In Motion
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust
Rogers Communications
Royal Bank of Canada
Shaw Communications
Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation
Suncor Energy
Toronto-Dominion Bank
TransCanada Corporation
TopGun CEOs
Company - CEO
Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited - Sean Boyd
Brookfield Properties - Richard B. Clark
Canadian National Railway - E. Hunter Harrison*
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. - Steve W. Laut
Enbridge Inc. - Patrick D. Daniel
EnCana Corporation - Randall K. Eresman
Kinross Gold Corporation - Tye W. Burt
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. - William J. Doyle
Research In Motion - Michael Lazaridis/James L.
Balsillie
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust - Edward Sonshine, QC
Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation - Juergen Schreiber
Toronto-Dominion Bank - W. Edmund Clark
*E. Hunter Harrison has since retired from the position of CEO
TopGun CFOs
Company - CFO
Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited - David Garofalo
Brookfield Properties - Bryan K. Davis
Canadian National Railway - Claude Mongeau*
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. - Douglas A. Proll
Enbridge Inc. - J. Richard Bird
EnCana Corporation - Brian Ferguson**
Kinross Gold Corporation - Thomas M. Boehlert
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. - Wayne R. Brownlee
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust - Raghunath Davloor
*Claude Mongeau has since risen to the position of CEO
**Brian Ferguson has since risen to the position of CEO at Cenovus Energy
TopGun Boards of Directors
Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited
Canadian National Railway
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
Crescent Point Energy Trust
Enbridge Inc.
EnCana Corporation
Goldcorp Inc.
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust
Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation
The Index ranks CEOs and CFOs based on the quality of management, including the positioning and strategy for the corporation; the depth of the management team and execution capability; and the accountability and clear communication with investors focused on the strategy and development of the business. The quality of the Board of Directors is measured based on whether they remain independent, consistently look out for the interests of shareholders and the extent to which they can influence the strategy and development of the business.
Additionally, 6 companies were nominated as TopGun Rising Star companies. A Rising Star company is a small/mid-cap company who is considered by investors to have superb management, strong positioning and an excellent growth profile. The TopGun Rising Star companies are:
TopGun Companies - Rising Stars
Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust
Bonavista Energy Trust
Dollarama Inc.
Eldorado Gold Corporation
Red Bank Mining Inc.
Silver Wheaton Corporation
BWI's Chairman Brendan Wood described the recipients as "the best of the best in Canada." He commented, "In a year when shareholders lacked confidence in the capital markets, these companies and their management teams stand out as having been elected by shareholders for outstanding professionalism and integrity. It's a testament to say that shareholders have the utmost confidence in your company during a time where confidence is difficult to come by." TopGun award winners will be recognized at Brendan Wood International's upcoming TopGun Ball, in support of Lazarus Charities, on March 4th and again at The TopGun Worldwide Classic Conference, scheduled for later this year in Palm Beach, Florida.
Brendan Wood International
Founded in 1970, Brendan Wood International is a worldwide intelligence firm that draws on a unique global intelligence network to identify TopGun performance in the global capital markets. The Shareholder Confidence Index is based on intelligence from this network and is one of Brendan Wood International's suite of proprietary products available to investors and corporations that are focused on TopGun performances.
Experience, independence, a global network and proprietary data uniquely prepare Brendan Wood International to offer a wide range of services to the capital markets, including:
-- Worldwide investigations of TopGun performance in the capital markets
-- Assisting corporations to select TopGun banking groups to represent them in capital markets transactions
-- Career Management and Agency Placement of TopGun executives, bankers and capital markets
professionals
-- Directly assisting corporations to achieve the highest levels of Shareholder Confidence
-- Directly assisting investment banks to optimize their worldwide share of TopGun banking relationships
Brendan Wood International's website: www.brendanwood.com
For more information, please contact
Brendan Wood International
Johann T. Rodrigues
Panel Manager
+1-416-924-8110 ext. 323
jrodrigues@brendanwood.com
www.brendanwood.com
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Sector - Aerospace & Defense
Company - Lockheed Martin Corporation
Country - United States
Chairman - Robert J. Stevens
What do shareholders say about this board?
"Lockheed Martin Corp's board has a very effective channel of communication to shareholders."
Sector - Aerospace & Defense
Company - BAE Systems plc
Country - United Kingdom
Chairman - Dick Olver
Sector - Aerospace & Defense
Company - Finmeccanica SpA
Country - Italy Pier
Chairman - Francesco Guarguaglini
Sector - Automotive
Company - Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
Country - Japan
Chairman - Satoshi Aoki
What do shareholders say about this board?
"This Board has strong capabilities to set up the right strategies to fight in this tough market and generate profits."
"They were under a lot of pressure to move into doing trucks 10 years ago. They were able to resist that and stay out of trucks. In retrospect, it certainly was a great move. They are well positioned and have great foresight. They have the willingness to go against the grind."
Sector - Automotive
Company - Toyota Motor Corporation
Country - Japan
Chairman - Fujio Cho
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The board of this company is watching the market well and it understands what issues the company has."
Sector - Banks
Company - Itau Unibanco Banco Multiplo SA
Country - Brazil
Chairman - Carlos Da Camara Pestana
What do shareholders say about this board?
"They took some people from Unibanco. So they will have a very good board."
"They took some people from Unibanco so they will have a very good board."
Sector - Banks
Company - Wells Fargo & Company
Country - United States
Chairman - Richard M. Kovacevich
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The board has a good track record and we know its history which is very good."
"The management team in general has a lot of control over the management and who sits on the board so therefore the Board becomes more active in terms of participation. A good management picks people that brings something to the party as well as works well with the management. The European idea of a completely independent board has not worked well in the US."
Sector - Banks
Company - JP Morgan
Country - United States
Chairman - James Dimon
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The management team in general has a lot of control over the management and who sits on the board so therefore the Board becomes more active in terms of participation. A good management picks people that brings something to the party as well as works well with the management. The European idea of a completely independent board has not worked well in the US."
"I think JP Morgan's board has been the clearest of the downturn in terms of taking the right actions and releasing the most information. It's oversight was obviously better than some of these other jokers out there."
Sector - Banks
Company - BNP Paribas SA
Country - France
Chairman - Michel Pebereau
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The Board at BNP Paribas anticipates the cycle well."
Sector - Banks
Company - China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd.
Country - China
Chairman - Xiao Qin
Sector - Broadcasting/Cable
Company - Shaw Communications Inc.
Country - Canada
Chairman - J. R. Shaw
Sector - Building & Construction
Company - Vinci SA
Country - France
Chairman - Yves-Thibault de Silguy
Sector - Building & Construction
Company - Lafarge SA
Country - France
Chairman - Bruno Lafont
Sector - Chemicals
Company - Agrium Inc.
Country - Canada
Chairman - Frank William Proto
Sector - Chemicals
Company - BASF SE
Country - Germany
Chairman - Eggert Voscherau
Sector - Chemicals
Company - Air Liquide SA
Country - France
Chairman - Benoît Potier
Sector - Consumer Products
Company - Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV
Country - Mexico
Chairman - Claudio X. Gonzalez Laporte
What do shareholders say about this board? "
"They have people from Kimberly-Clark USA so they can discuss a lot of things and give advice to the Mexico team. They also have interesting ideas as well. They are very professional and more importantly they don't have family members there."
"The company has the second best board in the sector."
Sector - Consumer Products
Company - Colgate-Palmolive Co.
Country - United States
Chairman - Ian Cook
Sector - Entertainment
Company - The Walt Disney Company
Country - United States
Chairman - John E. Pepper Jr
What do shareholders say about this board?
"They are just top quality people. They have a top quality independent savy board."
Sector - Financial Services
Company - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Country - United States
Chairman - Lloyd C. Blankfein
What do shareholders say about this board?
"Goldman Sachs' Board has strong risk management skills to lead the company to grow."
Sector - Financial Services
Company - Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.
Country - South Korea
Chairman - Eung Chan Ra
What do shareholders say about this board?
"They are able to maintain the company in a strong position in the banking industry and have surplus transferring to a holding company. They diversified their earning contribution not only to bank but also to other business including life insurance. That is the only example of this in Korea."
Sector - Food & Beverages
Company - AmBev
Country - Brazil
Chairmen - Victorio Carlos De Marchi / Carlos Alves De Brito
Sector - Food & Beverages
Company - Nestle SA
Country - Switzerland
Chairman - Peter Brabeck-Letmathe
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The Board provides a huge amount of confidence. It has an excellent business underneath it, but more than that it has 25 years plus running the company."
Sector - Gold & Precious Metals
Company - Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.
Country - Canada
Chairman - James D. Nasso
Sector - Gold & Precious Metals
Company - Barrick Gold Corporation
Country - Canada
Chairman - Peter Munk
What do shareholders say about this board?
"Barrick has a very high powered board."
Sector - Gold & Precious Metals
Company - Goldcorp Inc.
Country - Canada
Chairman - Ian W. Telfer
Sector - Hardware
Company - Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co.
Country - Taiwan
Chairman - Zhongmou Zhang
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The company's board of directors is one of the best in Taiwan as most Taiwanese members on the board are very experienced and have been engaged in the sector for a long period of time. They are also independent. Additionally, the company invited some overseas directors to join the board and they have a broader view of the international market comparing to the other Taiwanese companies."
Sector - Hardware
Company - Intel Corporation
Country - United States
Chairman - Jane E. Shaw
What do shareholders say about this board?
"Intel Corporation has one of the best Boards in the sector. They seem to sheppard the company fairly well and have not created any major problems."
Sector - Hardware
Company - Acer Incorporated
Country - Taiwan
Chairman - Zhentang Wang
Sector - Healthcare Equipment
Company - Fresenius SE
Country - Germany
Chairman - Gerd Krick
Sector - Heavy Industries
Company - Tenaris S.A.
Country - Luxembourg
Chairman - Paolo Rocca
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The company has a very strong corporate governance in place."
"It has had a top performance Board."
Sector - High Tech
Company - Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.
Country - Taiwan
Chairman - Taiming Guo
Sector - High Tech
Company - Apple Inc.
Country - United States
Chairman - Bill Campbell
"What do shareholders say about this board?
"Apple has some very impressive, smart and independent thinking people on the Board."
Sector - Industrial Electronics
Company - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Country - South Korea
Chairman - Yun Wu Lee
What do shareholders say about this board?
"They have very sound financial structure in this turmoil market. The board also shows good strategies to shareholders."
Sector - Industrial Electronics
Company - Corning Incorporated
Country - United States
Chairman - Wendell P. Weeks
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The Board of Corning Incorporated is doing a good job by communicating to shareholders."
Sector - Industrial Electronics
Company - Texas Instruments Incorporated
Country - United States
Chairman - Richard K. Templeton
Sector - Insurance
Company - AXA
Country - France
Chairman - Jacques de Chateauvieux
Sector - Insurance
Company - Munich Re
Country - Germany
Chairman - Hans-Jürgen Schinzler
Sector - Internet
Company - Google Inc
Country - United States
Chairman - Eric E. Schmidt
What do shareholders say about this board?
"Google has some very impressive, smart and independent thinking people on the Board."
Sector - Manufacturing
Company - POSCO
Country - South Korea
Chairman - Jun Yang Jung
What do shareholders say about this board?
"This board has many outside members and they are very independent."
"They have very sound financial structure in this turmoil market. The board also shows good strategies to shareholders."
Sector - Manufacturing
Company - Atlas Copco AB
Country - Sweden
Chairman - Sune Carlsson
Sector - Mining
Company - BHP Billiton Limited
Country - Australia
Chairman - Marius Kloppers
Sector - Oil & Gas Services
Company - Schlumberger Ltd.
Country - United States
Chairman - Andrew F. Gould
Sector - Oil and Gas
Company - TriStar Oil & Gas Limited
Country - Canada
Chairman - Paul Colborne
Sector - Oil and Gas
Company - Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
Country - Canada
Chairman - Allan P. Markin
Sector - Oil and Gas
Company - Petrohawk Energy Corporation
Country - United States
Chairman- Floyd C. Wilson
Sector - Oil and Gas
Company - XTO Energy Inc.
Country - United States
Chairman - Bob R. Simpson
Sector - Pharmaceutical/Biotech
Company - Roche Holding AG
Country - Switzerland
Chairman - Franz B. Humer
Sector - Power
Company - Exelon Corporation
Country - United States
Chairman - John W. Rowe
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The CEO has carried out good strategy and the board has supported him."
Sector - Real Estate & REITS
Company - RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust
Country - Canada
Chairman - Paul Godfrey
Sector - Real Estate & REITS
Company - Brookfield Properties Corporation
Country - Canada
Chairman - Gordon E. Arnell
Sector - Retailing
Company - H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
Country - Sweden
Chairman - Stefan Persson
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The Board provides confidence and is active."
Sector - Retailing
Company - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Country - United States
Chairman - S. Robson Walton
What do shareholders say about this board?
"They know what they are doing."
Sector - Retailing
Company - Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV
Country - Mexico
Chairman - Ernesto Vega Velasco
What do shareholders say about this board?
"They have people from Wal-Mart USA so they can discuss a lot of things and give advice to the Mexico team. They also have interesting ideas as well. They are very professional and more importantly they don't have family members there."
"The company has the best board in the sector."
Sector - Retailing
Company - Costco Wholesale Corp.
Country - United States
Chairman - Jeffrey H. Brotman
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The company has good corporate governance and their performance is tied to their customers and shareholders."
Sector - Software
Company - Adobe Systems Incorporated
Country - United States
Chairmen - Dr. Charles M. Geschke / Dr. John E. Warnock
Sector - Telecom Equipment
Company - Research in Motion
Country - Canada
Chairman - Mike Lazaridis
Sector - Telecom Equipment
Company - Nokia Corporation
Country - Finland
Chairman - Jorma Ollila
What do shareholders say about this board?
"I like their way of managing things and they have true professionals on the Board. They make the right decisions and in my view they are helping the company with their strategic decisions."
"Nokia has a good board with a impressive track record."
Sector - Telecommunications
Company - America Movil SA
Country - Mexico
Chairman - Patrick Slim Domit
What do shareholders say about this board?
"They got good corporate governance and always put investors' interest above everything else."
"They have transformed their business in the last 5 to 10 years."
Sector - Telecommunications
Company - NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Country - Japan
Chairman - Ryuji Yamada
Sector - Telecommunications
Company - Telefonica SA
Country - Spain
Chairman - César Alierta Izuel
What do shareholders say about this board?
"Most of the people there are quite recognized but I don’t know how the Board operated and how well they understand the company."
Sector - Telecommunications
Company - Koninklijke KPN N.V.
Country - Netherlands
Chairman - A. H. J. Risseeuw
What do shareholders say about this board?
"They are very focus on their shareholders. They are very focus on their communications with their shareholders and research analysts. They are also not controlled by anyone which is good because their decisions are not affected by anyone."
Sector - Transportation
Company - Canadian National Railway Company
Country - Canada
Chairman - David G. A. McLean
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The Board from Canadian National Rail understands their business, has been around for a long time and knows how to run the company."
Company - Lockheed Martin Corporation
Country - United States
Chairman - Robert J. Stevens
What do shareholders say about this board?
"Lockheed Martin Corp's board has a very effective channel of communication to shareholders."
Sector - Aerospace & Defense
Company - BAE Systems plc
Country - United Kingdom
Chairman - Dick Olver
Sector - Aerospace & Defense
Company - Finmeccanica SpA
Country - Italy Pier
Chairman - Francesco Guarguaglini
Sector - Automotive
Company - Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
Country - Japan
Chairman - Satoshi Aoki
What do shareholders say about this board?
"This Board has strong capabilities to set up the right strategies to fight in this tough market and generate profits."
"They were under a lot of pressure to move into doing trucks 10 years ago. They were able to resist that and stay out of trucks. In retrospect, it certainly was a great move. They are well positioned and have great foresight. They have the willingness to go against the grind."
Sector - Automotive
Company - Toyota Motor Corporation
Country - Japan
Chairman - Fujio Cho
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The board of this company is watching the market well and it understands what issues the company has."
Sector - Banks
Company - Itau Unibanco Banco Multiplo SA
Country - Brazil
Chairman - Carlos Da Camara Pestana
What do shareholders say about this board?
"They took some people from Unibanco. So they will have a very good board."
"They took some people from Unibanco so they will have a very good board."
Sector - Banks
Company - Wells Fargo & Company
Country - United States
Chairman - Richard M. Kovacevich
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The board has a good track record and we know its history which is very good."
"The management team in general has a lot of control over the management and who sits on the board so therefore the Board becomes more active in terms of participation. A good management picks people that brings something to the party as well as works well with the management. The European idea of a completely independent board has not worked well in the US."
Sector - Banks
Company - JP Morgan
Country - United States
Chairman - James Dimon
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The management team in general has a lot of control over the management and who sits on the board so therefore the Board becomes more active in terms of participation. A good management picks people that brings something to the party as well as works well with the management. The European idea of a completely independent board has not worked well in the US."
"I think JP Morgan's board has been the clearest of the downturn in terms of taking the right actions and releasing the most information. It's oversight was obviously better than some of these other jokers out there."
Sector - Banks
Company - BNP Paribas SA
Country - France
Chairman - Michel Pebereau
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The Board at BNP Paribas anticipates the cycle well."
Sector - Banks
Company - China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd.
Country - China
Chairman - Xiao Qin
Sector - Broadcasting/Cable
Company - Shaw Communications Inc.
Country - Canada
Chairman - J. R. Shaw
Sector - Building & Construction
Company - Vinci SA
Country - France
Chairman - Yves-Thibault de Silguy
Sector - Building & Construction
Company - Lafarge SA
Country - France
Chairman - Bruno Lafont
Sector - Chemicals
Company - Agrium Inc.
Country - Canada
Chairman - Frank William Proto
Sector - Chemicals
Company - BASF SE
Country - Germany
Chairman - Eggert Voscherau
Sector - Chemicals
Company - Air Liquide SA
Country - France
Chairman - Benoît Potier
Sector - Consumer Products
Company - Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV
Country - Mexico
Chairman - Claudio X. Gonzalez Laporte
What do shareholders say about this board? "
"They have people from Kimberly-Clark USA so they can discuss a lot of things and give advice to the Mexico team. They also have interesting ideas as well. They are very professional and more importantly they don't have family members there."
"The company has the second best board in the sector."
Sector - Consumer Products
Company - Colgate-Palmolive Co.
Country - United States
Chairman - Ian Cook
Sector - Entertainment
Company - The Walt Disney Company
Country - United States
Chairman - John E. Pepper Jr
What do shareholders say about this board?
"They are just top quality people. They have a top quality independent savy board."
Sector - Financial Services
Company - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Country - United States
Chairman - Lloyd C. Blankfein
What do shareholders say about this board?
"Goldman Sachs' Board has strong risk management skills to lead the company to grow."
Sector - Financial Services
Company - Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.
Country - South Korea
Chairman - Eung Chan Ra
What do shareholders say about this board?
"They are able to maintain the company in a strong position in the banking industry and have surplus transferring to a holding company. They diversified their earning contribution not only to bank but also to other business including life insurance. That is the only example of this in Korea."
Sector - Food & Beverages
Company - AmBev
Country - Brazil
Chairmen - Victorio Carlos De Marchi / Carlos Alves De Brito
Sector - Food & Beverages
Company - Nestle SA
Country - Switzerland
Chairman - Peter Brabeck-Letmathe
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The Board provides a huge amount of confidence. It has an excellent business underneath it, but more than that it has 25 years plus running the company."
Sector - Gold & Precious Metals
Company - Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.
Country - Canada
Chairman - James D. Nasso
Sector - Gold & Precious Metals
Company - Barrick Gold Corporation
Country - Canada
Chairman - Peter Munk
What do shareholders say about this board?
"Barrick has a very high powered board."
Sector - Gold & Precious Metals
Company - Goldcorp Inc.
Country - Canada
Chairman - Ian W. Telfer
Sector - Hardware
Company - Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co.
Country - Taiwan
Chairman - Zhongmou Zhang
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The company's board of directors is one of the best in Taiwan as most Taiwanese members on the board are very experienced and have been engaged in the sector for a long period of time. They are also independent. Additionally, the company invited some overseas directors to join the board and they have a broader view of the international market comparing to the other Taiwanese companies."
Sector - Hardware
Company - Intel Corporation
Country - United States
Chairman - Jane E. Shaw
What do shareholders say about this board?
"Intel Corporation has one of the best Boards in the sector. They seem to sheppard the company fairly well and have not created any major problems."
Sector - Hardware
Company - Acer Incorporated
Country - Taiwan
Chairman - Zhentang Wang
Sector - Healthcare Equipment
Company - Fresenius SE
Country - Germany
Chairman - Gerd Krick
Sector - Heavy Industries
Company - Tenaris S.A.
Country - Luxembourg
Chairman - Paolo Rocca
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The company has a very strong corporate governance in place."
"It has had a top performance Board."
Sector - High Tech
Company - Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.
Country - Taiwan
Chairman - Taiming Guo
Sector - High Tech
Company - Apple Inc.
Country - United States
Chairman - Bill Campbell
"What do shareholders say about this board?
"Apple has some very impressive, smart and independent thinking people on the Board."
Sector - Industrial Electronics
Company - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Country - South Korea
Chairman - Yun Wu Lee
What do shareholders say about this board?
"They have very sound financial structure in this turmoil market. The board also shows good strategies to shareholders."
Sector - Industrial Electronics
Company - Corning Incorporated
Country - United States
Chairman - Wendell P. Weeks
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The Board of Corning Incorporated is doing a good job by communicating to shareholders."
Sector - Industrial Electronics
Company - Texas Instruments Incorporated
Country - United States
Chairman - Richard K. Templeton
Sector - Insurance
Company - AXA
Country - France
Chairman - Jacques de Chateauvieux
Sector - Insurance
Company - Munich Re
Country - Germany
Chairman - Hans-Jürgen Schinzler
Sector - Internet
Company - Google Inc
Country - United States
Chairman - Eric E. Schmidt
What do shareholders say about this board?
"Google has some very impressive, smart and independent thinking people on the Board."
Sector - Manufacturing
Company - POSCO
Country - South Korea
Chairman - Jun Yang Jung
What do shareholders say about this board?
"This board has many outside members and they are very independent."
"They have very sound financial structure in this turmoil market. The board also shows good strategies to shareholders."
Sector - Manufacturing
Company - Atlas Copco AB
Country - Sweden
Chairman - Sune Carlsson
Sector - Mining
Company - BHP Billiton Limited
Country - Australia
Chairman - Marius Kloppers
Sector - Oil & Gas Services
Company - Schlumberger Ltd.
Country - United States
Chairman - Andrew F. Gould
Sector - Oil and Gas
Company - TriStar Oil & Gas Limited
Country - Canada
Chairman - Paul Colborne
Sector - Oil and Gas
Company - Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
Country - Canada
Chairman - Allan P. Markin
Sector - Oil and Gas
Company - Petrohawk Energy Corporation
Country - United States
Chairman- Floyd C. Wilson
Sector - Oil and Gas
Company - XTO Energy Inc.
Country - United States
Chairman - Bob R. Simpson
Sector - Pharmaceutical/Biotech
Company - Roche Holding AG
Country - Switzerland
Chairman - Franz B. Humer
Sector - Power
Company - Exelon Corporation
Country - United States
Chairman - John W. Rowe
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The CEO has carried out good strategy and the board has supported him."
Sector - Real Estate & REITS
Company - RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust
Country - Canada
Chairman - Paul Godfrey
Sector - Real Estate & REITS
Company - Brookfield Properties Corporation
Country - Canada
Chairman - Gordon E. Arnell
Sector - Retailing
Company - H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
Country - Sweden
Chairman - Stefan Persson
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The Board provides confidence and is active."
Sector - Retailing
Company - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Country - United States
Chairman - S. Robson Walton
What do shareholders say about this board?
"They know what they are doing."
Sector - Retailing
Company - Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV
Country - Mexico
Chairman - Ernesto Vega Velasco
What do shareholders say about this board?
"They have people from Wal-Mart USA so they can discuss a lot of things and give advice to the Mexico team. They also have interesting ideas as well. They are very professional and more importantly they don't have family members there."
"The company has the best board in the sector."
Sector - Retailing
Company - Costco Wholesale Corp.
Country - United States
Chairman - Jeffrey H. Brotman
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The company has good corporate governance and their performance is tied to their customers and shareholders."
Sector - Software
Company - Adobe Systems Incorporated
Country - United States
Chairmen - Dr. Charles M. Geschke / Dr. John E. Warnock
Sector - Telecom Equipment
Company - Research in Motion
Country - Canada
Chairman - Mike Lazaridis
Sector - Telecom Equipment
Company - Nokia Corporation
Country - Finland
Chairman - Jorma Ollila
What do shareholders say about this board?
"I like their way of managing things and they have true professionals on the Board. They make the right decisions and in my view they are helping the company with their strategic decisions."
"Nokia has a good board with a impressive track record."
Sector - Telecommunications
Company - America Movil SA
Country - Mexico
Chairman - Patrick Slim Domit
What do shareholders say about this board?
"They got good corporate governance and always put investors' interest above everything else."
"They have transformed their business in the last 5 to 10 years."
Sector - Telecommunications
Company - NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Country - Japan
Chairman - Ryuji Yamada
Sector - Telecommunications
Company - Telefonica SA
Country - Spain
Chairman - César Alierta Izuel
What do shareholders say about this board?
"Most of the people there are quite recognized but I don’t know how the Board operated and how well they understand the company."
Sector - Telecommunications
Company - Koninklijke KPN N.V.
Country - Netherlands
Chairman - A. H. J. Risseeuw
What do shareholders say about this board?
"They are very focus on their shareholders. They are very focus on their communications with their shareholders and research analysts. They are also not controlled by anyone which is good because their decisions are not affected by anyone."
Sector - Transportation
Company - Canadian National Railway Company
Country - Canada
Chairman - David G. A. McLean
What do shareholders say about this board?
"The Board from Canadian National Rail understands their business, has been around for a long time and knows how to run the company."
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