(Bloomberg) -- A Seoul hedge fund is making a massive bet that hinges on changes in the chronic issue of South Korea’s corporate governance...

Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZS), the leader in cloud security, today announced that Zscaler stockholders elected David Schneider to its Board of Directors...

TORONTO , Jan. 15, 2020 /CNW/ -- Thomson Reuters (TSX/NYSE: TRI) today announced the appointment of Kirk E. Arnold to the company's Board of Directors, effective immediately...

The Company has selected Joseph A. Mills to the Board as an independent director to replace Mr. Brown, effective January 9, 2020....

Williamsville, NY, Jan. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 22nd Century Group, Inc. (NYSE American: XXII), a plant biotechnology company that is a leader in tobacco harm reduction, Very Low Nicotine Content (VLNC) tobacco and hemp/cannabis research, announced the appointment of Roger O’Brien as a new member of 22nd Century Group’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and the appointment of Nora Sullivan, an existing director of the Board, as the new Chairman of the Board...

If anyone questions whether corporate America lacks diversity, the fact that there only four black CEOs in the Fortune 500 — Merck’s Kenneth Frazier, TIAA’s Roger Ferguson, Tapestry’s Jide J. Zeitlin, and Marvin Ellison of Lowes — should serve as proof of that fact. The Executive Leadership Council is a non-profit organization aiming to diversify America’s workforce by helping blacks become C-suite level executives...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sutro Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRO), a clinical-stage drug discovery, development and manufacturing company focused on the application of precise protein engineering and rational design to create next-generation oncology therapeutics, today announced the appointment of James P. Panek to its Board of Directors...

WAYNE, Pa., Jan. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. (ACRS), a physician-led biopharmaceutical company focused on immuno-inflammatory diseases, today announced the appointment of Vincent Milano to its board of directors...

FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AXT, Inc. (AXTI), a leading material science company manufacturing single crystal compound semiconductor substrates, announced today that Christine Russell has been appointed to the AXT Board of Directors...

Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNTY), the parent company of Guaranty Bank & Trust, N.A., today announced the appointment of Jeff Brown and Mike Nolan to the Board of Directors of the Company...

I've been following Bill Ackman (Trades, Portfolio) carefully over the past several years. Ackman was once considered to be one of the best investors in the world, but in the wake of the Valeant scandal, he lost this crown...

Activist investor Bill Ackman, the billionaire CEO of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital, made a huge comeback in 2019.  His publicly-traded hedge fund firm ended the year up 58.1%, massively outperforming the broader market and the average hedge fund...

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSTV) (the “Company”), today announced that Dr. An van Es-Johansson has joined the Company’s Board of Directors to serve as an independent director, effective January 1, 2020...

DALLAS, Jan. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CSW Industrials, Inc. (the “Company”) (CSWI), today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Debra L. von Storch as an independent director...

CERRITOS, California, Jan. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Choice Bancorp (FCBP), the holding company for First Choice Bank (the “Bank” or “First Choice”), has announced the appointment of Lynn McKenzie-Tallerico as Director...

PLANTATION, FL / ACCESSWIRE / December 30, 2019 / LMP Automotive Holdings, Inc. (LMPX) (the "Company" or "LMP"), an e-commerce and facilities-based platform for consumers who desire to buy, sell, rent, subscribe for or finance pre-owned and new automobiles, today announced the appointment of Keith M. Locker to its board of directors...

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Dec. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- electroCore, Inc. (ECOR), a commercial-stage bioelectronic medicine company, today announced that the company’s current Chairman of the Board, Carrie S. Cox, will resign from the Board effective March 31, 2020. Ms. Cox also served on electroCore’s Audit and Nominating and Governance Committees. Michael Atieh, who joined the company’s Board in June 2018, will assume the role of Chairman...

Nevada gambling regulators unanimously declared Thursday they have jurisdiction to discipline former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn over allegations of workplace sexual misconduct. His attorneys had argued that the state has no authority because Wynn isn’t licensed or involved in the gambling industry."...

DUNMORE, Pa., Dec. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc. (FDBC) (“Fidelity”) announced today that effective January 1, 2020, William Joyce Sr. has been appointed to the Board of Directors...

Cedar Fair Entertainment Company (NYSE: FUN), a leader in regional amusement parks, water parks and immersive entertainment, announced today it has appointed Dan Hanrahan as its independent board chairman...

In the 1987 film “Wall Street”, Michael Douglas’ character Gordon Gekko gave the famous “Greed is Good” speech during a hostile takeover of his target, Teldar Paper. This scene is arguably still the most well-known portrayal of an activist shareholder. Recently, however, shareholder activism has returned in dramatic fashion to Billions on ViacomCBS Inc.’s Showtime and Succession on AT&T Inc.’s HBO...

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NKTR) today announced it has appointed Myriam J. Curet, M.D., as an independent director to its Board of Directors...

BURLINGAME, CA / ACCESSWIRE / December 16, 2019 / Humanigen, Inc., (HGEN) ("Humanigen"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of next-generation CAR-T and other cell therapies, announced today that Cheryl Buxton, Korn Ferry's Global Sector Leader of Pharmaceuticals, has agreed to join the Humanigen board of directors...

(Bloomberg) -- The Dutch activist fund that has filed shareholder resolutions pressuring major oil companies in Europe to take action on climate change has set its sights on the U.S. ...