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Tag: Persimmon

Jet2 board

Jet2 appoints non-executive director

Rachel Kentleton will join the low-cost leisure airline’s board as an independent NED with effect from 18 March 2024.

Yorkshire Building Society

Santander NED to chair Yorkshire Building Society

Annemarie Durbin will join the board as chair designate by the end of the year and succeed John Heaps, who is stepping down.

Businessman holding image of a stomach

Good governance relies on gut instinct, not just rules

The DNA of companies varies significantly. This would suggest that there are many criteria of good governance.

City of London, investment, financial, banking

Investors increasingly vote against remuneration reports

Figures reveal that investors are expressing their displeasure with remuneration reports in greater numbers, even though chief executive pay continues to climb.

Persimmon

Persimmon AGM vote sees investors slam executive mega-payouts

Majority of Persimmon shareholders either vote against or abstain from backing the housebuilder’s controversial executive bonus payouts.

Stewardship, investment, institutional investors

The promises and limitations of institutional investors

Policymakers believe that investment institutions can be persuaded to take a greater role in corporate governance. But do they really possess the willingness and capacity to embrace their stewardship role?

Persimmon

Persimmon’s mega executive payouts curbed by 50%

Persimmon executives agree to take bonus cuts, following widespread criticism of its tens-of-million-pound payouts lined up from its non-capped 2012 long-term incentive scheme.

corporate governance code

Could a revised governance code offer broader scope?

A revision of the UK’s Corporate Governance Code is out for consultation. Will it bring a halt to corporate scandal, and does it promise a bigger, broader objective?

Persimmon

Redrow chairman slams mega-payout for Persimmon CEO

A bonus scheme for Persimmon’s CEO and senior managers has been heavily criticised by Redrow chairman Steve Morgan, who claims that it is “very, very wrong”.

Persimmon

Persimmon CEO defends bumper bonus scheme

Persimmon chief executive offers defence of bonus scheme that caused resignation of both chairman and remuneration committee chairman.

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