Big tech directors skip shareholder meetings

By Ross Kerber on Jun 25, 2018 12:00PM

Big tech directors skip shareholder meetings

Online meetings make it easy.

Some small investors who want to give a piece of their minds to big tech company directors are losing their only chance: many board members are skipping annual shareholder meetings. Companies that hold meetings online have some of the worst records for attendance. A large portion of Alphabet, ...

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