Public company leaders need to carefully consider how to comply with recently expanded SEC disclosure rules concerning corporate governance. While meeting this year’s new requirements, directors and managers need to think broadly about how this publicly-available information will be received within and outside their organizations. 

The new disclosure requirements cover director qualifications, board leadership structure, and compensation policies (executive and non-executive). In the next few years, these new rules may leave their mark on corporate governance in publicly traded companies and beyond. 

As is often the case, the devil is in the details.  Here is some food for thought: Continue reading…