Corporate Governance Awards
Celebrating excellence

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

This event will be held virtually. Pre-show networking will start at 4.00 pm Eastern Time

About the awards

Corporate Secretary’s annual Corporate Governance Awards brings together industry professionals in the governance, risk and compliance world to celebrate the best of the best. For 2020 we will be bringing the awards ceremony to you virtually.

For our awards, individuals and companies have the opportunity to nominate themselves or others, free of charge, for aspects of GRC. More information about the categories, criteria, and judging process can be found below.

Join us virtually to meet the companies that are consistently raising the bar and pushing the profession forward through innovation.

View the highlights from our past virtual awards ceremonies for a taste of what to expect on November 18!

Event timings

Timings shown below are Eastern Time (ET)
Please note: timings are subject to change

16:00 PM
Virtual platform opens and networking begins

Be matched at random with another attendee and you have a few minutes before you move onto the next attendee

16:30 PM
Award ceremony begins

Join us in recognizing excellence in GRC teams across 17 categories:

Best AGM

Best compliance and ethics program (small to mid-cap)

Best compliance and ethics program (large cap)

Best ESG reporting

Best global entity management

Best governance by a cross-listed company

Best proxy statement (small cap)

Best proxy statement (mid-cap)

Best proxy statement (large cap)

Best shareholder engagement

Best use of technology

Rising star

Lifetime achievement

Governance professional of the year (small to mid-cap)

Governance professional of the year (large cap)

Governance team of the year (small to mid-cap)

Governance team of the year (large cap)

17:30 PM
Award for best dressed attendee announced

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17:35 PM
Post-event networking

We’ll be joining all winners and nominees to celebrate their nomination and wins
18:00 PM
Award ceremony ends

Awards categories

For our awards, individuals and companies are given the opportunity to submit written entries, free of charge, to be put forward to a panel of expert judges made up of corporate governance professionals and Corporate Secretary editorial members.

NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

View the full list of 2020 nominees here

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How the winners are chosen

Best AGM

**NEW FOR 2020** In this category, the judges will be looking at the work of corporate secretaries, general counsel and governance teams in preparing for and running annual meetings – either in-person, virtual or hybrid – that meet the governance needs of both the company and shareholders. Consideration will be given to fulfilling regulatory obligations, training and preparing management and board members, and ensuring shareholders have the opportunity for engagement before and during the AGM.

Nominees

American International Group
BlackRock
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
HP
IBM

Best compliance and ethics program (large cap)

This award will look at coordination of governance, compliance, ethics and risk management processes across the entire corporation (including all subsidiaries).The judges will consider the level of understanding and integration of good governance principles across all disciplines and a truly non-silo approach to achieving an ethical governance environment. Market cap definition: Small cap - Below US$1 bn / Mid-cap - Between US$1 bn - US$5 bn / Large cap - Above US$5 bn

Nominees

3M
Avangrid
Marsh & McLennan Companies
The Allstate Corporation
Visa

Best compliance and ethics program (small to mid-cap)

This award will look at coordination of governance, compliance, ethics and risk management processes across the entire corporation (including all subsidiaries).The judges will consider the level of understanding and integration of good governance principles across all disciplines and a truly non-silo approach to achieving an ethical governance environment. Market cap definition: Small cap - Below US$1 bn / Mid-cap - Between US$1 bn - US$5 bn / Large cap - Above US$5 bn

Nominees

Atlas Air Worldwide
Change Healthcare
Coeur Mining
ManpowerGroup

Best ESG reporting

This entry should comment on the quality and robustness of ESG-related reporting. This includes exposure to environmental risk factors such as global warming, employee health and safety, foreign corrupt practices, consumer safety, social responsibility and corporate sustainability. The judges will also look at a company’s understanding of the role it plays in the community, both locally and globally.

Nominees

AT&T
IBM
PepsiCo
The Allstate Corporation
The Travelers Companies

Best global entity management

**NEW FOR 2020** In this category, the judges will be looking at the work of general counsel, corporate secretaries and their teams in creating and running effective and innovative global entity management programs that ensure the organization remains in compliance with all local laws. Issues for consideration include: using technology in new ways, ensuring efficiency in the program and adapting to new circumstances, rules and conditions.

Nominees

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Marsh & McLennan Companies
The Boeing Company

Best governance by a cross-listed company

**Editor’s picks award** The editors will be looking for the best overall governance, compliance and ethics program by an individual or team at a company whose shares are listed both in the US and on a non-US exchange. Areas of consideration include: shareholder engagement, ESG reporting, use of technology to aid governance, board diversity, board assessments and training, and other areas of the company’s governance operations.

Nominees

RBC
TD Bank Group

Best proxy statement (large cap)

This award will examine the completeness of legal disclosures, effectiveness of communication elements, readability, timeliness of filing, visual design elements and overall layout. Specific elements such as compensation discussion and analysis, MD&A, director profiles and ESG challenges will be given particular consideration. Market cap definition: Small cap - Below US$1 bn / Mid-cap - Between US$1 bn - US$5 bn / Large cap - Above US$5 bn

Nominees

Bank of America
Healthpeak Properties
Nasdaq
Prudential Financial
The Allstate Corporation

Best proxy statement (mid-cap)

This award will examine the completeness of legal disclosures, effectiveness of communication elements, readability, timeliness of filing, visual design elements and overall layout. Specific elements such as compensation discussion and analysis, MD&A, director profiles and ESG challenges will be given particular consideration. Market cap definition: Small cap - Below US$1 bn / Mid-cap - Between US$1 bn - US$5 bn / Large cap - Above US$5 bn

Nominees

Allegheny Technologies
Coeur Mining
KBR
Korn Ferry
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

Best proxy statement (small cap)

This award will examine the completeness of legal disclosures, effectiveness of communication elements, readability, timeliness of filing, visual design elements and overall layout. Specific elements such as compensation discussion and analysis, MD&A, director profiles and ESG challenges will be given particular consideration. Market cap definition: Small cap - Below US$1 bn / Mid-cap - Between US$1 bn - US$5 bn / Large cap - Above US$5 bn

Nominees

At Home Group
Atlas Air Worldwide
Columbus McKinnon Corporation
e.l.f. Beauty
Financial Institutions

Best shareholder engagement

Engaging in dialogue with shareholders around governance issues has taken on new importance in the era of say-on-pay. This category, introduced in 2014, will focus on ways that companies are reaching out to proxy decision-makers, often outside of proxy season, to discuss their compensation strategy and other aspects of corporate governance. Formal programs, which may include governance roadshows, shareholder forums, independent director participation, surveys and other means of engagement, will be assessed for both qualitative and quantitative results such as strengthened relationships with institutional investors or a measurable increase in proxy voting support.

Nominees

American International Group
Bank of America
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
IBM
Nuance Communications

Best use of technology

The use of technology is becoming an integral part of the way corporate secretaries and other governance professionals communicate with their colleagues and with investors. Entrants should be able to show how their use of new technological tools, social media and the internet has helped to advance governance within their firm. Areas of consideration include, but are not limited to: the use of technology in board communications, shareholder engagement, company meetings, records management and information governance and the successful use of technology to facilitate transactions. The judges will also consider the accessibility of the corporate secretary, general counsel and board of directors using technology, and the quality of information distributed.

Nominees

3M
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Marsh & McLennan Companies
The Allstate Corporation
Visa

Governance professional of the year (large cap)

The judges will be looking for the most outstanding individual in a governance, compliance or legal function. Entrants should be able to show exceptional performance in advancing governance and compliance activities at their company. Areas of consideration include, but are not limited to: board structure, shareholder communications, regulatory filing, annual reports and all other areas of the company’s governance operations. Market cap definition: Small cap - Below US$1 bn / Mid-cap - Between US$1 bn - US$5 bn / Large cap - Above US$5 bn

Nominees

Rose Marie Glazer

American International Group
Derek Windham

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Yafit Cohn

The Travelers Companies
Beth Sasfai

Verizon Communications

Governance professional of the year (small to mid-cap)

The judges will be looking for the most outstanding individual in a governance, compliance or legal function. Entrants should be able to show exceptional performance in advancing governance and compliance activities at their company. Areas of consideration include, but are not limited to: board structure, shareholder communications, regulatory filing, annual reports and all other areas of the company’s governance operations. Market cap definition: Small cap - Below US$1 bn / Mid-cap - Between US$1 bn - US$5 bn / Large cap - Above US$5 bn

Nominees

Adam Kokas

Atlas Air Worldwide
Michael Brown

Clearway Energy
Wendy Cassity

Nuance Communications
Elona Kogan

Selecta Biosciences

Governance team of the year (large cap)

The size and scope of teams involved in achieving sound governance are growing. Some companies have dozens of people working solely on compliance and governance. This award will look at the best overall governance team in the country, and what it has achieved in the past 12 months. How does the size of the team compare with the size of the company? How have team numbers changed in recent years? Who is involved and what training do they get? Market cap definition: Small cap - Below US$1 bn / Mid-cap - Between US$1 bn - US$5 bn / Large cap - Above US$5 bn

Nominees

American International Group
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Marsh & McLennan Companies
PepsiCo
The Allstate Corporation

Governance team of the year (small to mid-cap)

The size and scope of teams involved in achieving sound governance are growing. Some companies have dozens of people working solely on compliance and governance. This award will look at the best overall governance team in the country, and what it has achieved in the past 12 months. How does the size of the team compare with the size of the company? How have team numbers changed in recent years? Who is involved and what training do they get? Market cap definition: Small cap - Below US$1 bn / Mid-cap - Between US$1 bn - US$5 bn / Large cap - Above US$5 bn

Nominees

Atlas Air Worldwide
Nuance Communications
Selecta Biosciences

Rising star

The judges will be looking for the best newcomer to a governance or compliance role. This person will have been in the profession less than five years, achieving demonstrable success in driving good governance or implementing change at his or her company, advancing academic thinking or making a significant contribution to the governance community at large.

Nominees

Elizabeth Riotte

Avangrid
Jon White

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Steven Chen

Zendesk

The judging process is made up of three simple phases:

Phase 1: The Corporate Secretary editorial team reviews all submissions, selects finalists in each category and sends judges those submissions.

Phase 2: Judges review submissions for finalists individually.

Phase 3: Judges come together to discuss all finalist submissions and determine the winners in each category.

The judges scores will not be shared with nominees, however, comments may be published in articles or reports after the event. The judges are not required to make comments against every submission. This year’s judging panel will be announced shortly.

Meet the judges

Douglas Chia
President of Soundboard Governance and fellow at the Rutgers Center for Corporate Law and Governance

Douglas Chia is president of Soundboard Governance and a fellow at the Rutgers Center for Corporate Law and Governance. He was previously executive director of The Conference Board ESG Center and continues to contribute to The Conference Board as a senior fellow. He is also an adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law.

Before joining The Conference Board in 2016, Chia served as assistant general counsel and corporate secretary of Johnson & Johnson. Previously, he served as assistant general counsel for corporate of Tyco International and practiced law at the global firms Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Clifford Chance in New York and Hong Kong.

Chia has held a number of central leadership positions in the corporate governance field, including chair of the board of the Society for Corporate Governance, president of the Stockholder Relations Society of New York, and member of the NYSE Corporate Governance Commission. He is a member of the corporate laws committee of the American Bar Association and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.

He has received numerous awards and recognitions in corporate governance and has frequently appeared in the news media, including CNN, NPR’s Marketplace, The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times and The New Yorker.

Chia received an AB degree from Dartmouth College and a JD degree from the Georgetown University Law Center. He is a trustee of the Historical Society of Princeton and the McCarter Theatre Center.
Lucy Fato
Executive vice president and general counsel
AIG

Lucy Fato is responsible for overseeing AIG’s global legal, compliance and regulatory groups. Currently, she also oversees the government affairs and public policy group. Prior to joining AIG, she was managing director, head of the Americas and general counsel of Nardello & Co, a global private investigative firm, where she remains on the advisory board.

Previously, Fato was executive vice president and general counsel of McGraw Hill Financial (now S&P Global). Before joining McGraw Hill Financial, she was vice president, deputy general counsel and corporate secretary at Marsh & McLennan Companies. She began her legal career at the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell where she spent 14 years, including five as a partner in the capital markets group.

Fato is a member of the Department of Financial Services state insurance advisory board and a member of the Life Insurance Council of NY board of directors. In 2018 and 2019 she was included in NACD Directorship’s list of the 100 most influential people in the boardroom community, including directors, corporate governance experts, regulators and advisers. In 2015 and 2017 she was named by Ethisphere as one of the Attorneys Who Matter for her dedication to furthering corporate ethics.

Fato serves on the board of directors of Advocates for Children of New York, a non-profit organization that works on behalf of children who are at greatest risk of school-based discrimination and/or academic failure to ensure a high-quality education. She also serves on the board of trustees of the Randall’s Island Park Alliance, a non-profit organization that works with the City of New York and local communities to maintain the park for the well-being of all New Yorkers. Additionally, she serves as a member of the board of the Coalition for the Homeless, the nation’s oldest advocacy and direct service organization helping homeless men, women and children.
Matt Geekie
Senior vice president, secretary and general counsel
Graybar Electric Company

Matt Geekie is senior vice president, secretary and general counsel for Graybar, a leading distributor of electrical and communications products and related supply-chain management and logistics services. A member of Graybar’s board of directors, Geekie is responsible for corporate governance and the legal and risk management functions of the company. He also serves as chairman of Graybar’s Canadian subsidiary.

Geekie started his career as a trial lawyer at St Louis firm Moser & Marsalek, next moving in-house to Siegel-Robert and later Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin (now Husch Blackwell). From there, he was appointed to assistant general counsel at Emerson, and then served as general counsel and secretary at XTRA Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary. He joined Graybar in 2008 as deputy general counsel and was elected to his current position later that year.

Geekie’s broad-based legal experience includes corporate law, corporate governance, cyber-security, commercial and securities law, ethics, intellectual property, product liability, export/import law and risk management. Under his leadership, Graybar achieved national recognition for excellence in corporate governance in 2015, 2016 and 2018.

A native of St Louis, Geekie received both his law degree and undergraduate degree from Saint Louis University. He currently serves as chairman of the board of the St Louis Community Foundation, as chair of its executive and gift acceptance committee, and as a member of its finance and audit committees. He is also a member of the Saint Louis Zoo Association board and its government relations, investment, finance and major gifts committees, and has previously been president of the board. He is a member of the board of The Oasis Institute and of its executive and finance committees, a member of the board of CK Power, a member of the St Louis/Chicago Regional FM Global Advisory Board, a member of the board of the Missouri Law Institute and a member of Vistage Worldwide.

He and his wife, Karen, have three children. In his free time, he enjoys reading, golf and exercise.
Eileen Kamerick
CEO
The Governance Partners

Eileen Kamerick is CEO of The Governance Partners, consults and lectures on corporate governance and compliance matters and is an NACD board leadership fellow who has completed the NACD director certification exam. She previously served as CFO of such companies as BP Amoco Americas, Leo Burnett, Heidrick & Struggles and Houlihan Lokey.

Kamerick is a member of the board of directors for Associated Banc-Corp, AIG Funds, Hochschild Mining and 24 closed-end Legg Mason mutual funds. She also serves on the board of directors for private equity-backed ACV Auto Auctions and has previously served on the board of directors for ServiceMaster and IRI before both companies were purchased by private equity firms. She is an SEC financial expert and chairs three audit committees and one corporate governance committee.

She began her career as a lawyer at the law firm of Skadden Arps and she holds a JD and an MBA, with honors, in finance and international business from the University of Chicago. She holds a BA from Boston College where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and was valedictorian.

Kamerick was profiled as a ‘director to watch’ in 2016 by Directors and Boards and in The board game: How smart women become corporate directors. She was named among the most influential corporate directors for 2019 by WomenInc.

She also serves on the national board of directors of the Alzheimer’s Association. She is a lecturer at University of Chicago Law School, Georgetown Law Center and University of Iowa College of Law and for the NACD Battlefield to Boardroom board readiness program.
Catherine Kilbane
Retired senior vice president, secretary and general counsel at The Sherwin-Williams Company, lead director at The Andersons and a member of the Cleveland Clinic board

Since 2007, Cathy has served on the Board of Directors of The Andersons, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANDE), a $5 billion diversified agribusiness company. She is the lead independent director and chairs the Nominating and Governance Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee. In July 2018, Cathy was elected to the board of The Davey Tree Expert Company where she serves on the Audit Company. In July 2018, Cathy was elected to the board of directors of Interface, Inc., a global designer and manufacturer of luxury floorcoverings based in Atlanta. She serves on the Audit Committee of Interface.

Cathy also currently serves on the Board of Trustees of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, the Cuyahoga Community College Foundation, the Downtown Cleveland Alliance and the 50 Club of Cleveland. Cathy is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors where she serves on the Nominating and Governance Committee Advisory Panel.

In August, 2017, Cathy retired as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW), a $14 billion global paint and coatings company. In that role, Cathy oversaw delivery of domestic and global legal services, advising management on all aspects of legal and regulatory matters relating to the company’s 40,000 employees and over 4,200 retail stores. Additionally, Cathy was responsible for corporate governance, litigation, environmental, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property.

Prior to Sherwin-Williams, Cathy served as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of American Greetings Corporation, a position she held for nine years. In this capacity, she had oversight for the legal department and all legal functions, as well as involvement in tax, government relations, real estate and internal audit.

Prior to American Greetings, Cathy practiced law for sixteen years with Baker & Hostetler, LLP, where she was a partner in the general business group, specializing in commercial and intellectual property issues.

Cathy is a 1987 graduate of Case Western Reserve University’s School of Law, and she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Case in 1984.

Cathy, her husband Don Bullock, and their two children reside in Hunting Valley, Ohio.
Carol Strickland
Director of Trireme Energy Holdings and a member of its nominating and remuneration committee

Carol Strickland serves as a director of Trireme Energy Holdings, Inc., the holding company for Terra Firma’s U.S. renewable energy assets, and is a member of its nominating and remuneration committee.

From 2008- 2018 when the company was sold, Strickland served as chief administrative officer of EverPower Wind Holdings, Inc., a private wind energy company with 752MW of spinning assets and a 3.5GW development pipeline. She oversaw the corporate secretarial function, HR, IT, real estate, corporate policies & procedures and insurance. Previously, Strickland was corporate secretary and chief of staff of U.S.Trust Corporation, a wealth management firm now owned by Bank of America. She also headed the U.S.Trust Foundation and CRA Committee at the bank.

Strickland is a former chair of the Society of Corporate Governance and is past chair of its national conference and budget committees and New York chapter. She is a NACD Fellow with over 40 years of experience in the corporate governance arena.

Strickland is a graduate of Skidmore College and New York University’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. She has served on the boards of numerous non-profit organizations including Greenwich House, Martha Graham Dance Company, Counterpoint Theatre and the Paul Taylor Dance Company. She was inducted into the YMCA Academy of Women Achievers in 1997 and currently serves on the Skidmore College Presidents Society Advancement Council.
Paul Washington
Executive director
Conference Board ESG Center

Paul Washington is executive director of the Conference Board ESG Center. Before joining the Conference Board, he served as senior vice president, deputy general counsel and corporate secretary of Time Warner. He also served as chief of staff for the company’s chair and CEO after holding positions of assistant general counsel and litigation counsel.

Before working at Time Warner, Washington practiced law at Sidley & Austin and served as vice president and corporate secretary of The Dime Savings Bank of New York. A long-time active member of the Conference Board, from 2013-2014 he chaired its advisory board on corporate/investor engagement.

Washington’s career also includes extensive work in public service. He served as a law clerk for former US Supreme Court associate justices William Brennan and David Souter, and for circuit court judge David Tatel. In addition, he was the principal staffer on tax matters for former congressman Stanley Lundine and, later, his principal speechwriter when Lundine served as New York’s lieutenant governor.

Washington has served on the boards of numerous cultural, civic, and professional non-profit organizations, including the Legal Aid Society and American Folk Art Museum. He also is a former chair of the Society for Corporate Governance. He is a resident fellow at the Fordham University School of Law latter, where he has taught corporate governance for more than a decade.

Who attends?

Attendees are primarily nominees of our corporate governance awards for that year. Each guest is someone with an established track record and a strategic GRC role within his or her company. In addition to our nominees, 2019 attendees included:

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Job title	Company	Job title	Company
Assistant general counsel & vice president	Bank of America	SVP & director, legal	Citizens Financial Group
Chief compliance officer	Nouryon	SVP chief ethics and compliance officer	Guardian Life Insurance
Chief governance officer	Regions Financial	SVP, general counsel – corporate & secretary	Nielsen Holdings
Chief legal officer, ombudsman and corporate secretary	Interac Corp	SVP, general counsel & corp secretary	The AES Corporation
Chief regulatory counsel	Change Healthcare	Vice president and assistant corporate secretary	Bank of America
EVP & general counsel	Change Healthcare	Vice president and deputy general counsel, corporate, securities and M&A	Hewlett Packard Enterprise
EVP, chief operating officer, legal	Citizens Financial Group	Vice president, assistant general counsel & secretary	IBM
EVP, general counsel and chief legal & risk officer, corporate secretary	Caesars Entertainment	Vice president, assistant secretary & associate general counsel	AXA Equitable Holdings
Executive vice president and chief legal officer	AXA Equitable Holdings	Vice president, chief sustainability officer and group general counsel	Travelers
Executive vice president, general counsel & secretary	PVH	Vice president, corporate governance	Prudential Financial
Executive vice president, general counsel and secretary	Atlas Air Worldwide	VP, assistant general counsel & assistant secretary	Coeur Mining
President and chief executive officer	Atlas Air Worldwide	VP, associate general counsel – employment & litigation	PVH
Senior vice president and chief sustainability officer	Metlife	VP, chief counsel, corporate & securities, assistant secretary	Caesars Entertainment
Senior vice president and corporate secretary	Kelly Services	VP, compliance	Comscore
Senior vice president, US general counsel & global head of Litigation	RBC	VP, learning & development	Change Healthcare

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Attendees say

"The awards are external validations for the work being done by the governance groups within companies whose work might go unseen by the average employee. Having a physical trophy is a good representation of the hard work of those teams"

Ethics Officer & Manager, International Ethics Operations, Lockheed Martin Corporation

"It is important that the good work done by many members of the corporate governance community be highlighted, and I particularly appreciate the opportunity for recognition offered to smaller companies and rising stars"

Managing Director, Argyle

"As was said by many, compliance is a critical function in today’s corporate world. Yet, those engaged in that effort receive insufficient attention. Corporate Secretary, generally, and this event in particular, shine appropriate light on not only the substance of ethics, compliance and good governance, but also put faces to the names who lead in this field"

Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Graybar Electric Company

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Bruce Goldfarb (right), president & chief executive officer of Okapi Partners presenting the award for best ESG reporting to Ben Kruse, director of global CSR reporting & insights, AT&T

Martyn Chapman, executive director Nasdaq Center for Corporate Governance (right) presenting the award for best use of technology to Scott Siamas, vice president & associate general counsel for corporate, securities and global governance at Salesforce.com

Larry Miller, managing director at Innisfree (right) presenting the award for best shareholder engagement to Frank Sedlarcik, vice president, assistant general counsel & secretary, IBM

Ron Schneider, director of corporate governance services at DFIN presenting the award for best proxy statement (small cap) to Robyn Koyner, vice president, assistant general counsel & assistant secretary, Coeur Mining

Ron Schneider, director of corporate governance services at DFIN (left) presenting the award for best proxy statement (mid-cap) to Tim Olson, corporate secretary, NorthWestern Energy

Kevin White, senior vice president, MacKenzie Partners (right) presenting the award for rising star to Connor Kuratek, chief corporate counsel and assistant secretary at Marsh & McLennan Companies

Ron Schneider, director of corporate governance services at DFIN (left) presenting the award for best proxy statement (large cap) to John Kim, lead securities counsel at General Motors Company

Marion Lewis, chief executive officer, BoardBookit (right) presenting the award for best compliance and ethics program (large cap) to Kellye Gordon, vice president, of global ethics & compliance, VF Corporation

Rose Marie Glazer, deputy general counsel & secretary, AIG presents the award for best compliance and ethics program (small to mid-cap) to Ray Williams, vice president of compliance of Comscore.

Cristine Carpluk, regional vice president of customer success, Diligent (left) presents the award for best overall governance – international to Maria Douvas, senior vice president, U.S. general counsel & global head of litigation, Royal Bank of Canada.

Christian Berczely, chief technology officer, Intelligize presents the lifetime achievement award to Carol Ward.

Lou Vega, senior vice president of business development, Alliance Advisors (left) presents the award for governance professional of the year (small to mid-cap) to Adam Kokas, executive vice president, general counsel & corporate secretary, Atlas Air Worldwide

Tiffany Wooley, chief counsel for executive compensation & governance and assistant secretary, Marsh & McLennan Companies (left) presents the award for governance team of the year (small to mid-cap) to Stacie Roberts, assistant vice president of corporate governance, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation

Dorothy Flynn, president, corporate issuer solutions at Broadridge (right) presenting the award for governance professional of the year (large cap) to Hope Mehlman, executive vice president and chief governance officer, Regions Financial Corporation.

Christopher Hayden, chief operating officer – US at Georgeson presenting the award for governance team of the year (large cap) to Michelle Bushore, executive vice president, general counsel & chief legal & risk officer, Caesars Entertainment Corporation

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Corporate Governance AwardsCelebrating excellence

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

About the awards

Event timings

Awards categories

NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

Best AGM

Best AGM

Nominees

Best compliance and ethics program (large cap)

Best compliance and ethics program (large cap)

Nominees

Best compliance and ethics program (small to mid-cap)

Best compliance and ethics program (small to mid-cap)

Nominees

Best ESG reporting

Best ESG reporting

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Best global entity management

Best global entity management

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Best governance by a cross-listed company

Best governance by a cross-listed company

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Best proxy statement (large cap)

Best proxy statement (large cap)

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Best proxy statement (mid-cap)

Best proxy statement (mid-cap)

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Best proxy statement (small cap)

Best proxy statement (small cap)

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Best shareholder engagement

Best shareholder engagement

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Best use of technology

Best use of technology

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Governance professional of the year (large cap)

Governance professional of the year (large cap)

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Governance professional of the year (small to mid-cap)

Governance professional of the year (small to mid-cap)

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Governance team of the year (large cap)

Governance team of the year (large cap)

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Governance team of the year (small to mid-cap)

Governance team of the year (small to mid-cap)

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Rising star

Rising star

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Ethics Officer & Manager, International Ethics Operations, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Managing Director, Argyle

Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Graybar Electric Company

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