Is there a rationale for face-to-face meetings between shareholders and company management/directors today?
Yes 87% b) No 10% Comment: • Given that management and the board should be accountable to owners, there must be some avenue by which such accounting takes place. To rely on formal reporting mechanisms may lead to a loss of understanding of such accountability and a distancing by management/board from owners. • Shareholders must have the opportunity to have face-to-face meetings with the board and senior management. In my opinion this should occur at least twice a year and apart from the AGM the other meeting/s should be less formal (ie, similar to a broker/fund manager type presentation). • Ultimately shareholders will vote with the ‘back pocket’; however, this often comes at a substantial financial cost. Shareholders need a forum to raise questions, comments with senior management/directors (with the appropriate notices and formalities respected from both parties). • While I have said no to the AGM, this is in technical sense — an investor session involving all board and open to all s
