Corporate Secretary announces winners of Corporate Governance Awards 2013
Governance and compliance teams from Best Buy, Krispy Kreme, PepsiCo and others judged to be the best
NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporate Secretary is pleased to announce the winners of the Corporate Governance Awards 2013, the prestigious and highly coveted awards recognizing excellence in governance, risk and compliance for companies across North America.
This year's winners include household names such as Best Buy, GE, Krispy Kreme, H&R Block, Johnson & Johnson, PepsiCo and Zillow, to name just a few. For the full list of award categories and winners, please see below. To view the full list of nominees and the process by which they were chosen, please click here.
"There are lots of rankings and awards for boards and directors. By contrast, these awards celebrate the corporate secretaries, general counsel and other governance officers toiling behind the scenes. The other 364 days of the year they work in the shadow of senior management and directors. Today they take a well-deserved bow," says Neil Stewart, editorial & research director of Corporate Secretary.
Corporate Secretary's Corporate Governance Awards celebrate the best efforts of individuals, teams and companies in the world of governance, risk and compliance. This year, more than 100 nominations were received for the 14 award categories. These were then reviewed by a panel of judges including a former SEC commissioner and a former chairman of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals. To view this year's judges, please click here.
Corporate Governance Awards 2013 winners:
Rising star
ConocoPhillips – Shannon Weinberg
Most innovative CSR disclosure policy
Life Technologies
Best use of technology by a corporate secretary or GC
Zillow
Best proxy statement (small to mid-cap)
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Best proxy statement (large cap)
General Electric
Best overall legal team for governance
Best Buy
Best overall governance, compliance & ethics program (small to mid-cap)
CMS Energy
Best overall governance, compliance & ethics program (large cap)
PepsiCo
Corporate governance team of the year (small to mid-cap)
H&R Block
Corporate governance team of the year (large cap)
Best Buy
Governance professional of the year (small to mid-cap)
ACADEMI – Suzanne Folsom
Governance professional of the year (large cap)
Johnson & Johnson – Doug Chia
Best overall corporate governance – international
BCE
Lifetime achievement
William Crane – former chairman, Georgeson
Award sponsors
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Broadridge, Center for Audit Quality, Computershare Georgeson, Canadian Society of Corporate Secretaries, Diligent Board Member Services, EMC Corporation, Ernst & Young, GE, Innisfree, MacKenzie Partners, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Merrill Corporation, Monsanto, National Association of Corporate Directors, Okapi Partners, RR Donnelley, Wells Fargo
About Corporate Secretary
For more than a decade, Corporate Secretary has remained the leading publication for anyone involved in the governance, risk, compliance and ethics professions. The monthly magazine is read by corporate secretaries, in-house counsel and corporate governance officers, supplying savvy readers with valuable insights into the GRC world with in-depth interviews of top game-changers, industry event coverage, special how-to features, and more. Corporate Secretary hosts both online and in-person events, including the annual Corporate Governance Awards, which recognize the best of the best in the governance space. To learn more, please visit www.corporatesecretary.com or connect via social media on LinkedIn and Twitter @CorpSecMag.
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