In today’s briefing:
- A Dialogue with a Skilled Outside Director Will Create Value. This Premise Is Important

A Dialogue with a Skilled Outside Director Will Create Value. This Premise Is Important
- The reason why many companies have previously rejected requests by overseas investors to meet with outside directors is that they’ve prioritized information control over constructive dialogue with shareholders and investors.
- The fact that companies begun to provide opportunities for communication with outside directors will hopefully lead to shifts in value-creating management, but it’ll not easy to spread to many companies.
- Even if more companies provide opportunities for communication between outside directors and investors in the future, dialogue with unskilled outside directors will not be fruitful.