Ford Names Hackett As CEO To Tackle Car Rivals, Silicon Valley

Ford Motor Co (F. N) abruptly named James Hackett as chief executive on Monday, responding to investors’ growing unease about the U.S. automaker’s slumping stock price and its ability to counter threats from longtime rivals and Silicon Valley. Ford Chairman Bill Ford Jr., whose family effectively controls the U. S. No. 2 automaker, said he … Read more

More Annual Shareholder Meetings Go Virtual In US

Big US corporations have identified a new strategy for managing irate investors at annual shareholder meetings: Going virtual. This year, about 250 companies are expected to convene their yearly investor tete-a-tete via audio or video, up from 155 in 2016 and just 26 in 2012, according to investors communications firm Broadridge. The set of companies … Read more