This panel discussed effectively managing communication with shareholders and analysts to achieve corporate governance and investor relations goals. This includes proactive preparation rather than reactive crisis management as well as tailoring communications to meet the widely varied investment goals of the shareholder constituents. Discussions also focused on tactics activist shareholders use to get a company’s attention.
This panel was moderated by Foley Partner John K. Wilson and included panelists: Richard H. Grubaugh, Senior Vice President of D.F. King & Co., Inc., John Palmer, Co-Founder of PL Capital, LLC, Jeffrey A. Brown, Senior Corporate Counsel, Motorola, Inc., and Gordon McCoun, Vice Chair, FD International, Ltd.
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