Presenter
· Ellen
M. Fitzsimmons serves as the chief legal officer for
CSX Corporation and oversees all government
relations and public affairs activities. She was
named to this position in 2003. Fitzsimmons joined
CSX in 1991 as a senior counsel. Prior to joining
CSX, Fitzsimmons was an associate with
Richmond-based law firm Hunton & Williams.
· Missy
Turra
is
the Executive Partner of the Jacksonville office of
Holland & Knight LLP. Turra represents clients in
all phases of real estate development, and has
developed a specialized practice in the areas of
resort and master planned community development,
condominium conversions and condominium hotels.
Program Overview
Fitzsimmons
and Turra shared how corporations (especially CSX
Corporation) handle various senior management and
governance matters including the:
-
greatest lessons learned in senior management roles;
- biggest
challenge to assist in the leadership of such a
large and changing company;
- most
significant emerging trends relating to corporate
governance and consistent application of policies
for ethics
- changes
within a senior realm of corporate governance that
specifically affect women, and
- numerous issues in the
public eye regarding corporate governance such as
the effect(s) of change to existing policy or
process, the need for division of Chairman and CEO
roles, and possible creation of a lead director
role.
