Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Calpers wants to change board voting procedures

board of the California Public Employees' Retirement System has approved an initiative to advocate majority vote election procedures for corporate directors.

"Majority vote will give shareowners the power to hold directors accountable for their actions and their performance, and elect the best person for the job," said Rob Feckner, president of Calpers, the largest public pension fund in the U.S.

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