Newswise — Drexel University's Dr. Ralph Walkling, executive director of the Corporate Governance Center at the University's LeBow College of Business, is available to comment on a wide range of issues in corporate governance. Walkling has been listed in the top one percent of more than 12,000 finance authors in terms of academic citations to their work.

Walkling can comment on:

"¢ Election of directors: Walkling and Drexel's corporate governance team studied more than 2,500 director elections and analyzed what influences shareholder votes.

"¢ Broker votes: After the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission ruled to end broker votes, Walkling can discuss the impact they had in corporate elections.

"¢ Say on pay: Does one size fit all? Walkling can discuss market findings on overseeing executive pay and the benefits of the independence of compensation committees in determining the appropriate executive package.

"¢ Majority voting: Walkling can discuss the impact of firms shifting to majority voting rather than plurality voting.

Internationally known for his research involving corporate governance and corporate acquisitions, Walkling is a regular consultant to industry and a leading contributor to the top refereed journals in his field including The Journal of Financial Economics, The Journal of Finance, The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis and The Rand Journal of Economics. Walkling has received numerous awards for best papers in corporate finance and excellence in graduate teaching. In 2008 the Eastern Finance Association awarded him their scholar of the year award.

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