Please join us for the upcoming Women Corporate Directors (WCD) Houston Chapter event sponsored by Lazard.
Event Detail
Date
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Time
6:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m. | Registration and networking
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. | Dinner and discussion
Location
Vin de Garde Wine Cellar
3311 Sul Ross Street
Houston, Texas 77098
Topic
Ken Jacobs, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lazard, will lead a discussion on:
- Current issues in corporate governance, notably board preparation and response to activism and implications of rising passive (index fund/ETF) ownership.
- Dividend policy and variable dividends (Lazard has a variable dividend and many energy-related companies are interested in this).
- The current state of the investment banking/financial advisory industry.
Ken Jacobs, Chairman and CEO of LAZARD
Ken Jacobs has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Lazard Ltd and Lazard Group since November 2009. Mr. Jacobs has served as a Managing Director of Lazard since 1991 and had been a Deputy Chairman of Lazard from January 2002 until November 2009. Mr. Jacobs also served as Chief Executive Officer of Lazard North America from January 2002 until November 2009. Mr. Jacobs initially joined Lazard in 1988 and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Chicago and the Brookings Institution.
We hope to see you in April!