(Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline on Saturday said it had rejected a 50-billion-pound offer from Unilever for its consumer goods arm, saying it "fundamentally undervalued" the business and its future prospects and that it would stick to its plan of spinning off the unit. Unilever confirmed the approach earlier on Saturday, saying the Glaxo unit would be a "strong strategic fit" as it continues to re-shape ...

Zuora, Inc. (NYSE: ZUO), the leading cloud-based subscription management platform provider, today announced the appointment of two new independent board directors. Laura Clayton McDonnell, Senior Vice President, Sales for East, Canada and Latin America at ServiceNow, Inc., and Amy Guggenheim Shenkan, a Senior Advisor to Altamont Capital Partners and seasoned public company board director...

Steve Madden (Nasdaq: SHOO), a leading designer and marketer of fashion-forward footwear, accessories and apparel for women, men and children, today announced the appointment of Arian Simone, President and Chief Executive Officer of Fearless Fund, and Peter A. Davis, a footwear and apparel industry veteran, to its Board of Directors...

(Reuters) - A group of institutional investors representing $3.5 trillion in assets under management on Thursday called on pharmaceutical companies to link their executives' pay to making COVID-19 vaccines available around the globe. While the majority of citizens of wealthy nations are vaccinated and many are now receiving booster shots, across the African continent vaccination rates average only around 10%...

Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE: ENZ) (“Enzo” or the “Company”), a leading biosciences and diagnostics company, today announced the appointments of Hamid Erfanian and Bradley Radoff to the Company’s Board of Directors...

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOR) today announced that John Varian has joined its board of directors, effective January 1, 2022...

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ShotSpotter, Inc (Nasdaq: SSTI), a leader in precision policing technology solutions that enable law enforcement to more effectively respond to, investigate, and deter crime, today announced that Ruby Sharma has been appointed to the company’s board of directors...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activist hedge fund Macellum Advisors GP LLC is planning to nominate directors to Kohl's Corp's board because it believes the U.S. retailer has not done enough to improve its business, two people familiar with the matter said. It would be the second time that Macellum has pushed for changes at Kohl's. It sought to replace nine board directors earlier this year in a campaign conducted with hedge funds Ancora Holdings Inc and Legion Partners Asset Management LLC...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2021 - JLL is pleased to announce Herman Bulls, Vice Chairman, Americas, and founder of JLL's Public Institutions Business Unit, has been appointed to the Defense Policy Board by the United States Department of Defense (DoD). The Board provides the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense advice and opinions concerning matters of defense policy...

Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: FULC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on improving the lives of patients with genetically defined rare diseases, announced the appointment of Sonja L. Banks to the company's board of directors, effective December 8...

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- National Retail Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NNN), a real estate investment trust, today announced that Kamau Witherspoon was appointed to the Board of Directors...

ZURICH, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Activist hedge fund Third Point has built a stake in luxury goods group Richemont, online news platform Miss Tweed and the Financial Times reported. Third Point, controlled by billionaire investor Daniel Loeb, and U.S.-based fund Artisan Partners, which has a 1.2% stake in Richemont, are pressing the owner of jewellery brand Cartier to improve its performance, the media reports said, citing sources familiar with the matter...

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF), today announced that financial services industry veteran Christine Detrick has been appointed to the company's Board of Directors...

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (“Brighthouse Financial” or the “company”) (Nasdaq: BHF) announced today that on November 1, 2021, its Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed Carol D. Juel as an independent member of the Board...

TOKYO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The fate of future hostile takeover bids in Japan could rest on an upcoming court ruling that will decide whether the country's top maker of newspaper printing presses can move forward with a poison pill against an unwelcome shareholder...

Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: XPOF) (“Xponential” or “the Company”), a curator of leading boutique fitness brands, announced that effective today Chelsea A. Grayson has been appointed to serve as an independent director. Ms. Grayson will also serve on the Company’s Audit Committee...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday voted to revive a rule, left unfinished since 2015, that would expand the regulator's powers to clawback executives' compensation when a company had to restate its financials due to a compliance lapse. The SEC said it would seek a further round of public feedback on the rule, which was mandated by Congress following the 2007-2009 financial crisis, with a view to finalizing the rule likely next year...

BELTSVILLE, Md., October 4, 2021 - NextCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering and developing novel, first-in-class immunomedicines to treat cancer and other immune-related diseases, today announced the appointments of Ellen G. Feigal, M.D., and Anne Borgman, M.D., to its Board of Directors...

FRAMINGHAM, MA (October 1, 2021) - Definitive Healthcare (NASDAQ: DH), an industry leader in healthcare commercial intelligence, today announced the appointment of Kathleen A. Winters to its Board of Directors...

(Reuters) - Pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc is considering an acquisition of healthcare IT firm Evolent Health Inc, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of Arlington, Virginia-based Evolent rose as much as 18% after the report, before paring some gains to trade up nearly 9%. The talks are ongoing and there is no certainty Walgreens will move forward with an offer to buy the company, according to the report...

WYOMISSING, Pa., Sept. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLPI) (the “Company”), announced today that JoAnne A. Epps has been appointed to the Board of Directors as a new independent director...

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Bank of Ireland blamed state-imposed curbs on bankers pay and bonuses for the announcement on Monday that Chief Financial Officer Myles O'Grady would leave the bank for a role outside the financial sector. Ireland capped executive pay at 500,000 euros ($552,300) a year during the euro zone's costliest banking rescue more than a decade ago...

FREEHOLD, N.J., September 23, 2021 - UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE: UMH) today announced that, on September 22, 2021, the Board of Directors approved an increase in the size of the Board from 11 to 12 directors and appointed Ms. Angela D. Pruitt as a Class II Director...