This review provides a thorough analysis of the seven major markets where Georgeson has a widespread client base.
As the world’s leading shareholder engagement firm and corporate governance adviser, Georgeson works hard to ensure that clients understand the critical issues, trends and personalities which affect and motivate their shareholders, so that they do not become a statistic highlighted in this or any other report.

With the pandemic raging through Europe at precisely the time when most European companies were preparing for their annual meetings, the health crisis has posed numerous challenges in the preparation and logistics of this year’s shareholder meetings. This year’s report includes some additional data points to reflect how the pandemic affected shareholder meetings across the continent. This includes how the pandemic has influenced the format of shareholder meetings, and whether the restrictions had any impact on shareholder rights; as well as dividend and executive pay practices and how these were affected by the crisis.