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In Facebook Deal, Board Was All But Out of Picture

Appeared on April 18, 2012

Ralph Walkling, Ph.D., executive director of LeBow College’s Center for Corporate Governance, is quoted in today's Wall Street Journal in an article about Facebook Inc.'s purchase of Instagram. Walkling says the board should provide caution to the CEO in such deals, as "they are the last line of defense for minority shareholders.''