Activist investor Gianluca Ferrari, who has led campaigns against a string of mid-cap firms, is setting up a fund targeting companies lagging on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Ferrari, who made his name pushing for change at companies including EDP Renovaveis and Retelit as part of Frankfurt-based Shareholder Value Management, said his firm, Clearway Capital, aimed to launch its first fund early in 2021...

BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: EGBN), the bank holding company and parent company of EagleBank (the “Bank”), today announced the appointment of Ernie Jarvis and Steve Freidkin to its Board of Directors...

At Home Group Inc. (NYSE: HOME), the home décor superstore, today announced the appointment of Kenneth Simril to serve as an independent member of its board of directors...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Corteva Inc's board of directors decided to back chief executive officer James Collins after activist investor Starboard Value LP took issue with the performance of the agricultural products company's management, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Corteva, valued at $27 billion, became a publicly traded company last year ...

Among the heavy hitters rounded up by Ackman for his Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd investment vehicle, according to the filings, are mutual fund giant T. Rowe Price Group Inc, investment firm Guggenheim Partners, hedge fund Baupost Group, Canadian pension fund Ontario Teachers and private equity firm Blackstone Group Inc. Tontine raised $4 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) in July...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Poly (NYSE: PLT) announced today that Yael Zheng, chief marketing officer of Bill.com, Inc., has been appointed by Poly's Board to serve as a member of the Board and its Strategy Committee...

Elliott Management, which last year took a $3.2 billion stake in AT&T and pushed the company to sell some assets, has itself exited the telecommunications and media company, according to a regulatory filing on Monday. The New York-based hedge fund liquidated its investment when it sold 5 million shares during the quarter that ended Sept. 30. It had first bought into the stock during the third quarter 2019, according to another filing...

Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK), the world’s largest work marketplace, today announced the appointment of Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri to its Board of Directors...

Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced the appointment of Saum Sutaria, M.D., the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, to its Board of Directors...

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRWD) today announced the appointment of Alexander Denner, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors...

Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP), the company that connects people with great local businesses, today announced the appointment of USAA Chief Brand Officer Tony Wells to its Board of Directors...

ELKHART, Ind., Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE: THO) today announced that William J. Kelley Jr. has been named to the Board of Directors...

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) today announced the appointment of Valerie Jarrett to the company’s board of directors and to the board’s audit committee and compensation and leadership performance committee, effective immediately...

Peter Maag, current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will assume the role of Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors...

Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: LYRA), a clinical-stage therapeutics company focused on the development and commercialization of novel integrated drug and delivery solutions for the localized treatment of patients with ear, nose and throat (ENT) diseases, today announced the appointment of Nancy L. Snyderman, M.D., to its Board of Directors...

Centric Brands LLC (the "Company"), a leading lifestyle brands collective, announced today that Marc Schneider has been appointed Chairman of its Board of Directors...

The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX), the leading off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the U.S. and worldwide, announced today that on October 26, 2020, its Board of Directors elected C. Kim Goodwin to the Board, effective immediately...

HEXO Corp. (“HEXO”, or the “Company”) (TSX: HEXO; NYSE: HEXO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Emilio Imbriglio to its Board of Directors...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) said Monday in a filingwith the United States Securities and Exchange Commission that in the future its directors will be elected by a majority vote...

NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT), the Search Experience Cloud company, today announced that it has appointed Hillary Smith, Operating Partner at Craft Ventures, to its Board of Directors...

HOUSTON, Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Soliton, Inc., (Nasdaq: SOLY) ("Soliton" or the "Company"), a medical device company with a novel and proprietary aesthetic platform technology, today announced the appointment of Niquette Hunt to its Board of Directors...

HOUSTON, Oct. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI) (“Crown Castle”) today announced that, as part of its previously announced Board transition plan, its Board of Directors has appointed Tammy K. Jones and Matthew Thornton, III as directors...

McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) today announced that the McKesson board of directors has elected Linda Mantia as an independent director and member of the board’s Audit and Governance Committees...