NEWARK, N.J. -- IDT Corporation today announced the appointment of the Hon. Slade Gorton to its Corporate Board of Directors. Gorton is a former three-term Senator from Washington State who recently served on The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the "9/11 Commission." IDT...
NEWARK, N.J. -- IDT Corporation today announced the appointment of Marc J. Oppenheimer to its Corporate Board of Directors. Mr. Oppenheimer, who will serve on the audit committee, replaces Michael Levitt, who left the board in March 2006. IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT, IDT.C) is an international telecom, entertainment and technology...
CORPORATE boards in America still win most wars, but these days dissident shareholders are winning a few of the battles. Until recently, these shareholders had to fight unaided. Now they are getting some help from the Securities and Exchange Commissi CORPORATE boards in America still win...
BUYOUT FIRM AGREES TO ACQUIRE WICKES New York buyout firm Bruckmann Rosser Sherrill & Co. has signed a letter of intent to acquire Wickes Furniture Co. for about $32 million. The firm, whose $1.2-billion portfolio includes McCormick & Schm BUYOUT FIRM AGREES TO...
Future Now Group, Inc. (OTCBB: FUTR)("FutureNow"), a recognized authority in online marketing optimization, ispleased to announce that it added two new industry leaders to its advisoryboard, Mr. Zain Kahn and Mr. Jim Sterne. Mr. Zain was one of the early contributors of Google, Inc., where hemanaged the Global Corporate IT...
Midlands Minerals Corporation ("Midlands" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: MEX) is pleased to announce that the Company's Board of Directors has adopted a shareholder rights plan ("Rights Plan") effective September 30, 2008. The Rights Plan is effective immediately subject to ratification by the Company's shareholders within six months. The Rights...
Woodbridge Holdings Corporation (NYSE: WDG) announced today that its board of directors has adopted a shareholderrights plan aimed at preserving Woodbridge's ability to utilize its netoperating loss carryforwards to offset future taxable income. The rightsplan is similar to shareholder rights plans adopted by several other publiccompanies with significant net...
Vanguard Pharmaceutical Corp. (PINKSHEETS: VGPH), a company providing the market with affordable and safe genericmedicines, has appointed Raul Fernandez as its new president. Mr. Fernandezhas twelve years experience in the medical field. He has run threepulmonary rehab clinics in the Houston area and for the past six years hasworked in...
Robert Orr is the largest shareholder and adirector of Brooke Capital Corporation (AMEX: BCP). Beginning in August2008, Orr spearheaded the implementation of Brooke Capital's collectionstrategy to recover past due servicing fees and expenses owed to BrookeCapital by securitization investors. The legality and advisability of thiscollection strategy were...
Pyramid Petroleum Inc. ("Pyramid" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE: PYR) today announced that it has completed the consolidation of its corporate, operations, accounting and administrative functions in Houston, Texas. Consequently, Pyramid's CFO, Mr. Mansoor Anjum, has resigned from all officer positions with the Company and its subsidiaries. Mr. Anjum will...
Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc. ("Deep Well") (PINK SHEETS: DWOG) and its subsidiaries are pleased to announce they have been granted licenses by the Alberta Government Energy Resources Conservation Board to drill six wells on the Sawn Lake property. Deep Well has also signed a contract with Precision Drilling...
Aperture Health, Inc. (OTCBB: APRE)announced today the appointment of Terry McGann, Ph.D. to its board ofdirectors and the Company's executive team as Aperture's GovernmentStrategy Officer. The Senior Statesman of the Sacramento lobbyingcommunity, Dr. McGann is one of the Capitol's foremost experts onhealthcare policy and has advised both state and...
Vishay Offer Found to be Inadequate, and Not in the Best Interests of IRF Shareholders EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- International Rectifier Corporation (NYSE:IRF) said today that it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and mailed to shareholders a letter outlining the critical importance of electing the...
ACT Litigation Services,Inc., a leading provider of digital document management, electronicdiscovery and litigation management consulting for corporate legaldepartments and law firms, announces that its director, James L.Michalowicz, has joined the advisory board for BNA's Digital Discovery &e-Evidence Report, the leading newsletter covering electronic discoveryrecords management issues for the legal community....
HONG KONG & LOS ANGELES -- Asia Time Corporation (Amex:TYM)("Asia Time") today announced the results of its 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on September 27, 2008. The Company's shareholders approved all three proposals set forth in its proxy statement dated September 3, 2008. The approved proposals were: ...
Compensation Survey indicates increased transparency and continued growth NEW YORK, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. public companies are becoming increasingly more responsive to good corporate governance practices and to the interests of their shareholders, as exemplified by the rise of majority voting, the decline of both classified...
Proceeds from event to benefit Cystic Fibrosis Foundation WATERTOWN, N.Y. -- Seaway Valley Capital Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SWYV) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Sackets Harbor Brewing Company (www.1812ale.com/beer.html), was a participating sponsor in Endless Summer, a fundraising benefit for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The board of directors of Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE:BFB) (NYSE:BFA) declared a stock split, to be effected as a dividend, on both Class A and Class B common stock, payable in shares of Class B common stock. For every four shares of either Class A or...
DALLAS -- Lineage Power Corporation, a Gores Group company, and the most trusted provider of energy-efficient AC/DC and DC/DC switching technologies, today announced that its board of directors has named Craig A. Witsoe as the new chief executive officer. Witsoe will be based at the company's Dallas headquarters and will...
WEST BEND, Wis., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mach One Corporation (Pink sheets: MNCN) ("Purchaser" or the "Company"), announced today that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent dated September 26, 2008 related to a proposed transaction with Pacific Rim Foods (the "Seller" or "PRF") to acquire all...
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