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David Bliss, head of consulting firm Oliver Wyman's board-advisory unit, says he has been busy and has received more calls from large financial firms in the past few months. Nonetheless, Bliss says the most troubled banks may have a tough time finding willing and able directors. He says it's harder today to find people to serve on corporate boards, in part because Sarbanes-Oxley has increased the work that board members must do. But Bliss says the biggest thing that keeps people from serving on a bank board is the social risk. "No one wants...
Richard Breeden, a restructuring expert who led the turnaround of WorldCom, is also probably on a number of board-recruitment wish lists. In addition to his Wall Street experience, Breeden knows Washington. From 1989 to 1993, he was chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. William Donaldson, another former chairman of the SEC, also has the Washington and Wall Street experience that would make him a good get in today's bank-board race. "The problem these boards have had is that the people who know the most are the insiders," says top financial-services recruiter Gary Goldstein...
Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds presented a set of recommendations concerning the College’s primary disciplinary body, the Administrative Board, at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting yesterday. The report, the product of an 18-month review by the College Dean-appointed Administrative Board Review Committee, calls for greater attention to student needs in a process predominantly viewed as intimidating, Hammonds said at the final Faculty meeting of the year. The Dean’s remarks yesterday were meant to be an introduction to the Ad Board Committee’s findings?...
...tumultuous history—are one of the warmest people. Our culture is very easygoing and accommodating to other people, and you really see that in Gumboots,” Hugo said. “Whenever a new American student showed up, it was about helping them get on board as soon as possible.” STOMPING OUT A MESSAGESometimes the simplest way to get people on board is through performance.On a Sunday night at Sanders Theatre, the diverse group takes the stage to perform for “Africa Night,” the largest collaboration between Harvard?...
...Cheese and Wine Room: At this vaulted sandstone cellar within Sydney's heritage GPO building, www.gposydney.com, diners are encouraged to create their own cheese board from fromager Sonia Cousins' extensive menu, which changes seasonally and is divided into fresh, white-mold, washed-rind, semi-hard, hard and blue cheeses from Australia and Europe. Accompaniments include truffled honey, muscatel raisins and novelties like hibiscus chutney. There's an excellent choice of paired cheese-and-wine menus with tasting notes - even a single-malt-whiskey-and-cheese menu - as well as monthly master classes...