Corporate Governance at General Electric
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Case Details:
Case Code : CGOX006
Case Length : 10 Pages
Period : 2002
Pub Date : 2003
Teaching Note :Not Available
Organization : General Electric
Industry : Services manufacturing
Countries : Global, US
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Excerpts
The Board of Directors
GE's directors were elected each year by the shareholders at the annual general meeting. The Board proposed a slate of nominees to the shareholders for directors' election. Between annual shareholder meetings, the Board could elect directors to serve until the next annual meeting...
Board Committees
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The GE Board had established four committees for discharging
its responsibilities effectively...
Board's Responsibilities
The Board was responsible for supervising the management and performing specific functions, like:
1. Selecting, evaluating and compensating the CEO and overseeing CEO succession planning
2. Providing counsel and oversight on the selection, evaluation, development and compensation of senior management...
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Board Compensation
The NCGC recommended to the Board compensation and benefits
for independent directors. The committee was guided by three goals. Compensation
had to be paid to directors for work required in GE. Compensation had to align
directors' interests with the long-term interests of shareholders...
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Board Evaluation and Succession Planning
The NCGC, the Board and each of the committees performed an
annual self-evaluation. The directors provided their assessments of the
effectiveness of the Board and the committees on which they served.
The individual assessments were organized and summarized by an independent
corporate governance expert for discussion with the Board and the committees.
The Board approved and maintained a succession plan for the CEO and senior
executives, based on the recommendations of the MDCC... |
Exhibits
Exhibit I: GE: Board Composition and Category of Directors
Exhibit II: GE: Members of the individual committees
Exhibit III: GE: Board Structure (2003-2004)
Exhibit IV: GE: Executive Directors' Compensation (2002)
Exhibit V: GE: Executive Directors' Stock Options (2002)
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