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Corporate Governance News 1 October 2025 - 6 November 2025

Tesla’s Stunning 2025 Comeback: TSLA Stock Soars Amid AI Ambitions, $1 Trillion Musk Bet & EV Wars

Tesla Shareholder Meeting (Nov. 6, 2025): Musk’s Record Pay Plan Approved; Board Re‑Elected as xAI Vote Draws Scrutiny

Austin, Texas — Updated Nov. 6, 2025 TL;DR What passed—and why it matters Musk’s new pay package cleared the vote with a strong majority, delivering a major win for Tesla’s board after months of lobbying large institutions and retail investors. Reuters reports that the plan garnered over 75% support, and shares gained about 2% after hours post‑announcement. Crucially, Tesla’s reincorporation in Texas allowed Musk to vote his roughly 15% stake, unlike a prior Delaware‑law vote that excluded “interested” insiders. Reuters The package’s value—cited as “up to $878 billion”—reflects the potential worth of stock grants if Tesla hits a ladder of
6 November 2025
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Former Deloitte Chair Joins Conduent Board – Can His Expertise Turn the Tide?

Former Deloitte Chair Joins Conduent Board – Can His Expertise Turn the Tide?

A Big-Name Appointment: Who Is Michael J. Fucci? Conduent’s decision to add Michael J. Fucci to its board brings a high-profile leader into the fold. Fucci is best known for his tenure as Chairman of Deloitte US from 2015 to 2019, where he provided governance and strategic oversight at one of the “Big Four” consulting firms businesswire.com. During his 40-year career at Deloitte (which he joined in 1981), Fucci played a pivotal role in expanding the firm’s human capital consulting business and later served as Deloitte’s Chief Operating Officer businesswire.com. He retired from Deloitte in 2020, capping a career that
31 October 2025
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SA Executive Pay Explosion: CFOs’ Salaries Spike 19% While CEOs Rise 8%

SA Executive Pay Explosion: CFOs’ Salaries Spike 19% While CEOs Rise 8%

CFOs Pull Ahead on Pay Growth Recent data from PwC’s 18th Directors Remuneration & Trends Report show South African CFOs dramatically out-earning CEOs in percentage terms. Between 2024 and 2025 the average CEO package rose 8%, while CFO pay jumped 19% citizen.co.za. In absolute terms, PwC found the median CEO total pay was about R21.3 million, compared to R12.6 million for CFOs in the top JSE-200 firms citizen.co.za. These figures include salary, bonuses and incentive payouts for performance periods ending in fiscal 2025. Put simply: CFOs are still paid less than CEOs overall, but their pay packets are growing much
15 October 2025
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Citigroup Earnings Soar, Shares Rally – But Mexico Unit and Data-Governance Woes Linger

Citigroup Earnings Soar, Shares Rally – But Mexico Unit and Data-Governance Woes Linger

Record Third-Quarter Results Citigroup delivered a blowout third-quarter 2025 report. The bank said net income climbed 16% from a year ago, to $3.8 billion (EPS $1.86) reuters.com. Citi specifically noted “record revenue” across all five business segments reuters.com. Banking division revenue jumped 31.3% to $2.1 billion reuters.com, and markets revenue rose 16.7% (to $5.6 billion) on strong fixed-income trading reuters.com. These gains offset a $726 million charge for the Banamex sale reuters.com. Notably, heavy dealmaking fueled the surge. Reuters reports that global M&A volumes hit ~$1.26 trillion in Q3 (up 40% yoy) reuters.com. In line with that, analysts had expected a strong quarter; one TS2.tech
14 October 2025
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FirstEnergy’s Executive Payouts Overhauled as Big PA Power Auction Kicks Off

FirstEnergy’s Executive Payouts Overhauled as Big PA Power Auction Kicks Off

Executive Severance Plan Overhaul In late September 2025, FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) announced that its board has revamped the executive severance plan in.investing.com. Under the new Executive Severance Benefits Plan (effective Jan. 1, 2026), the company explicitly adds the CEO and other top officers and replaces most old service-based payouts with fixed multiples of salary in.investing.com stocktitan.net. For example, the CEO, other SEC-defined officers and Executive Council members will now receive 1.5× their base salary as severance if they are involuntarily terminated (e.g. in a facility closure or corporate restructuring) in.investing.com stocktitan.net. Previously the CEO was not in the plan at all – severance was paid by years of
1 October 2025
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