tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67529894152392033372011-07-08T04:48:36.904-07:00Brendan Wood Internationalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04099680764089229129noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752989415239203337.post-21319879565222207362010-03-15T10:30:00.000-07:002010-03-15T13:17:39.835-07:00<strong>TopGun Press:</strong><br /><strong>TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 22, 2010)</strong> - 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.<br /><br />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:<br /><br /><strong>TopGun Companies - Shareholder Confidence </strong><br />Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited <br />Barrick Gold Corporation <br />Brookfield Properties <br />Canadian National Railway <br />Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. <br />Crescent Point Energy Trust <br />Enbridge Inc. <br />EnCana Corporation <br />Goldcorp Inc. <br />Kinross Gold Corporation <br />Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. <br />Research In Motion <br />RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust <br />Rogers Communications <br />Royal Bank of Canada <br />Shaw Communications <br />Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation <br />Suncor Energy <br />Toronto-Dominion Bank <br />TransCanada Corporation<br /> <br /><strong>TopGun CEOs </strong><br /><strong>Company - CEO </strong> <br />Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited - Sean Boyd <br />Brookfield Properties - Richard B. Clark <br />Canadian National Railway - E. Hunter Harrison* <br />Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. - Steve W. Laut <br />Enbridge Inc. - Patrick D. Daniel <br />EnCana Corporation - Randall K. Eresman <br />Kinross Gold Corporation - Tye W. Burt <br />Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. - William J. Doyle <br />Research In Motion - Michael Lazaridis/James L. <br /> Balsillie <br />RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust - Edward Sonshine, QC <br />Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation - Juergen Schreiber <br />Toronto-Dominion Bank - W. Edmund Clark <br /><br />*E. Hunter Harrison has since retired from the position of CEO <br /><br /><strong>TopGun CFOs </strong><br /><strong>Company - CFO </strong><br />Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited - David Garofalo <br />Brookfield Properties - Bryan K. Davis <br />Canadian National Railway - Claude Mongeau* <br />Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. - Douglas A. Proll <br />Enbridge Inc. - J. Richard Bird <br />EnCana Corporation - Brian Ferguson** <br />Kinross Gold Corporation - Thomas M. Boehlert <br />Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. - Wayne R. Brownlee <br />RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust - Raghunath Davloor <br /><br />*Claude Mongeau has since risen to the position of CEO<br /><br />**Brian Ferguson has since risen to the position of CEO at Cenovus Energy<br /><br /><strong>TopGun Boards of Directors</strong> <br />Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited <br />Canadian National Railway <br />Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. <br />Crescent Point Energy Trust <br />Enbridge Inc. <br />EnCana Corporation <br />Goldcorp Inc. <br />Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. <br />RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust <br />Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation <br /><br />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. <br /><br />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: <br /><br /><strong>TopGun Companies - Rising Stars </strong><br />Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust <br />Bonavista Energy Trust <br />Dollarama Inc. <br />Eldorado Gold Corporation <br />Red Bank Mining Inc. <br />Silver Wheaton Corporation <br /><br />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.<br /><br />Brendan Wood International<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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:<br /><br />-- Worldwide investigations of TopGun performance in the capital markets <br />-- Assisting corporations to select TopGun banking groups to represent them in capital markets transactions <br />-- Career Management and Agency Placement of TopGun executives, bankers and capital markets <br /> professionals <br />-- Directly assisting corporations to achieve the highest levels of Shareholder Confidence <br />-- Directly assisting investment banks to optimize their worldwide share of TopGun banking relationships <br /><br /><strong>Brendan Wood International's website: www.brendanwood.com</strong><br /><br />For more information, please contact<br /><br />Brendan Wood International<br />Johann T. Rodrigues<br />Panel Manager<br />+1-416-924-8110 ext. 323<br />jrodrigues@brendanwood.com<br />www.brendanwood.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6752989415239203337-2131987956522220736?l=brendanwoodinternationaltopgunboards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brendan Wood Internationalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04099680764089229129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6752989415239203337.post-60140733301131163752009-12-22T12:28:00.000-08:002009-12-25T08:46:52.035-08:00<strong>Sector</strong> - Aerospace & Defense<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Lockheed Martin Corporation<br /><strong>Country</strong> - United States<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Robert J. Stevens<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"Lockheed Martin Corp's board has a very effective channel of communication to shareholders."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Aerospace & Defense<br /><strong>Company</strong> - BAE Systems plc<br /><strong>Country</strong> - United Kingdom<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Dick Olver<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Aerospace & Defense<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Finmeccanica SpA<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Italy Pier<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Francesco Guarguaglini<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Automotive<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Honda Motor Co. Ltd.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Japan<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Satoshi Aoki<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"This Board has strong capabilities to set up the right strategies to fight in this tough market and generate profits."<br />"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."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Automotive<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Toyota Motor Corporation<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Japan<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Fujio Cho<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board? </strong><br /><em>"The board of this company is watching the market well and it understands what issues the company has."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Banks<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Itau Unibanco Banco Multiplo SA<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Brazil<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Carlos Da Camara Pestana<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board? </strong><br /><em>"They took some people from Unibanco. So they will have a very good board."<br />"They took some people from Unibanco so they will have a very good board."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Banks<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Wells Fargo & Company<br /><strong>Country</strong> - United States<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Richard M. Kovacevich<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"The board has a good track record and we know its history which is very good."<br />"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."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Banks<br /><strong>Company</strong> - JP Morgan<br /><strong>Country </strong>- United States<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - James Dimon<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"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."<br />"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."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Banks<br /><strong>Company </strong>- BNP Paribas SA<br /><strong>Country</strong> - France<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Michel Pebereau<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"The Board at BNP Paribas anticipates the cycle well."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Banks<br /><strong>Company</strong> - China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - China<br /><strong>Chairman </strong>- Xiao Qin <br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Broadcasting/Cable<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Shaw Communications Inc.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Canada<br /><strong>Chairman </strong>- J. R. Shaw<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Building & Construction<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Vinci SA<br /><strong>Country</strong> - France<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Yves-Thibault de Silguy<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Building & Construction<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Lafarge SA<br /><strong>Country</strong> - France<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Bruno Lafont<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Chemicals<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Agrium Inc.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Canada<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Frank William Proto <br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Chemicals<br /><strong>Company</strong> - BASF SE<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Germany<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Eggert Voscherau<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Chemicals<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Air Liquide SA<br /><strong>Country</strong> - France<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Benoît Potier<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Consumer Products<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Mexico<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Claudio X. Gonzalez Laporte<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board? "</strong><br /><em>"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."<br />"The company has the second best board in the sector."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Consumer Products<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Colgate-Palmolive Co.<br /><strong>Country </strong>- United States<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Ian Cook<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Entertainment<br /><strong>Company</strong> - The Walt Disney Company<br /><strong>Country</strong> - United States<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - John E. Pepper Jr<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"They are just top quality people. They have a top quality independent savy board."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Financial Services<br /><strong>Company </strong>- Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - United States<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Lloyd C. Blankfein <br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"Goldman Sachs' Board has strong risk management skills to lead the company to grow."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Financial Services<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - South Korea<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Eung Chan Ra <br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"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."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Food & Beverages<br /><strong>Company</strong> - AmBev<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Brazil<br /><strong>Chairmen</strong> - Victorio Carlos De Marchi / Carlos Alves De Brito<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Food & Beverages<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Nestle SA<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Switzerland<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Peter Brabeck-Letmathe<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"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."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Gold & Precious Metals<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Canada<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - James D. Nasso <br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Gold & Precious Metals<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Barrick Gold Corporation<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Canada<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Peter Munk<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"Barrick has a very high powered board."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Gold & Precious Metals<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Goldcorp Inc.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Canada<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Ian W. Telfer <br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Hardware<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Taiwan<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Zhongmou Zhang<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"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."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Hardware<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Intel Corporation<br /><strong>Country</strong> - United States<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Jane E. Shaw<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"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."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Hardware<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Acer Incorporated<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Taiwan<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Zhentang Wang <br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Healthcare Equipment<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Fresenius SE<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Germany<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Gerd Krick<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Heavy Industries<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Tenaris S.A.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Luxembourg<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Paolo Rocca<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"The company has a very strong corporate governance in place."<br />"It has had a top performance Board."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - High Tech<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Taiwan<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Taiming Guo <br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - High Tech<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Apple Inc.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - United States<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Bill Campbell<br /><em>"What do shareholders say about this board?<br />"Apple has some very impressive, smart and independent thinking people on the Board."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Industrial Electronics<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - South Korea<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Yun Wu Lee<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board? </strong><br /><em>"They have very sound financial structure in this turmoil market. The board also shows good strategies to shareholders."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Industrial Electronics<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Corning Incorporated<br /><strong>Country</strong> - United States<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Wendell P. Weeks<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"The Board of Corning Incorporated is doing a good job by communicating to shareholders."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Industrial Electronics<br /><strong>Company </strong>- Texas Instruments Incorporated<br /><strong>Country</strong> - United States<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Richard K. Templeton<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Insurance<br /><strong>Company</strong> - AXA<br /><strong>Country</strong> - France<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Jacques de Chateauvieux<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Insurance<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Munich Re<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Germany<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Hans-Jürgen Schinzler<br /><br /><strong>Sector </strong>- Internet<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Google Inc<br /><strong>Country</strong> - United States<br /><strong>Chairman </strong>- Eric E. Schmidt<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"Google has some very impressive, smart and independent thinking people on the Board."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Manufacturing<br /><strong>Company</strong> - POSCO<br /><strong>Country</strong> - South Korea<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Jun Yang Jung<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"This board has many outside members and they are very independent."<br />"They have very sound financial structure in this turmoil market. The board also shows good strategies to shareholders."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Manufacturing<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Atlas Copco AB<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Sweden<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Sune Carlsson<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Mining<br /><strong>Company</strong> - BHP Billiton Limited<br /><strong><strong>Country</strong> - Australia<br />Chairman</strong> - Marius Kloppers<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Oil & Gas Services<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Schlumberger Ltd.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - United States<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Andrew F. Gould <br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Oil and Gas<br /><strong>Company</strong> - TriStar Oil & Gas Limited<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Canada<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Paul Colborne<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Oil and Gas<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Canada<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Allan P. Markin <br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Oil and Gas<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Petrohawk Energy Corporation<br /><strong>Country</strong> - United States<br /><strong>Chairman</strong>- Floyd C. Wilson<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Oil and Gas<br /><strong>Company</strong> - XTO Energy Inc.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - United States<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Bob R. Simpson<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Pharmaceutical/Biotech<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Roche Holding AG<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Switzerland<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Franz B. Humer <br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Power<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Exelon Corporation<br /><strong>Country</strong> - United States<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - John W. Rowe<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board? </strong><br /><em>"The CEO has carried out good strategy and the board has supported him."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Real Estate & REITS<br /><strong>Company</strong> - RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Canada<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Paul Godfrey<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Real Estate & REITS<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Brookfield Properties Corporation<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Canada<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Gordon E. Arnell <br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Retailing<br /><strong>Company</strong> - H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Sweden<br /><strong>Chairman </strong>- Stefan Persson<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"The Board provides confidence and is active."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Retailing<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - United States<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - S. Robson Walton <br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"They know what they are doing."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Retailing<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Mexico<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Ernesto Vega Velasco<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"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."<br />"The company has the best board in the sector."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Retailing<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Costco Wholesale Corp.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - United States<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Jeffrey H. Brotman <br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"The company has good corporate governance and their performance is tied to their customers and shareholders."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Software<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Adobe Systems Incorporated<br /><strong>Country</strong> - United States<br /><strong>Chairmen</strong> - Dr. Charles M. Geschke / Dr. John E. Warnock<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Telecom Equipment<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Research in Motion<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Canada<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Mike Lazaridis<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Telecom Equipment<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Nokia Corporation<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Finland<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Jorma Ollila<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board? </strong><br /><em>"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."<br />"Nokia has a good board with a impressive track record."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Telecommunications<br /><strong>Company</strong> - America Movil SA<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Mexico<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Patrick Slim Domit<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"They got good corporate governance and always put investors' interest above everything else."<br />"They have transformed their business in the last 5 to 10 years."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Telecommunications<br /><strong>Company</strong> - NTT DoCoMo, Inc.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Japan<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - Ryuji Yamada<br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Telecommunications<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Telefonica SA<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Spain<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - César Alierta Izuel<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board? </strong><br /><em>"Most of the people there are quite recognized but I don’t know how the Board operated and how well they understand the company."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Telecommunications<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Koninklijke KPN N.V.<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Netherlands<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - A. H. J. Risseeuw<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"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."</em><br /><br /><strong>Sector</strong> - Transportation<br /><strong>Company</strong> - Canadian National Railway Company<br /><strong>Country</strong> - Canada<br /><strong>Chairman</strong> - David G. A. McLean<br /><strong>What do shareholders say about this board?</strong><br /><em>"The Board from Canadian National Rail understands their business, has been around for a long time and knows how to run the company."</em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6752989415239203337-6014073330113116375?l=brendanwoodinternationaltopgunboards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brendan Wood Internationalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04099680764089229129noreply@blogger.com0