Posts Tagged: Chairman of the Board

A Long Time Coming

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According to Business Wire, BDO USA has appointed its first woman chair of the Board. Questions: Who is this woman and how long has she been in the accounting profession? In what primary areas of accounting has she worked? When did she take over this post as chairperson? Source: Business Wire Staff. (2019). BDO USA,… Read more »

The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same

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Walmart’s board elected a new chairman at its annual stockholders’ meeting last week. As only the third chairman in the retail giant’s history, the post was passed on to a member of the founding Walton family. Questions: 1. What type of background does Mr. Penner have that will be beneficial in this post? 2. Why… Read more »