| Corporate secretary of the year |
Dannette Smith (UnitedHealth)
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| Corporate governance team of the year |
Colgate-Palmolive
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| Best approach to board member induction and training |
UnitedHealth |
Most effective shareholder communication
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Pfizer
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| Most innovative CSR disclosure policy |
Gap
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| Most effective compensation disclosure |
GE
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| Best overall governance, compliance and ethics program |
Monsanto
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| Most effective/innovative use of technology in a governance program |
Intel
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| Best proxy statement |
Riskmetrics
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| Best corporate secretary or general counsel in an M&A transaction |
Joan Conley/Edward Knight (NASDAQ OMX)
&
Eric Brown (Transocean)
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| Rising star |
Douglas Chia (Johnson & Johnson)
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| Lifetime achievement |
Ira Millstein (Weil, Gotshal & Manges)
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