Over a year ago, Google CEO Eric Schmidt gave up his other title, that of chairman. Why? It’s a growing trend that good corporations should have a chair who ideally looks
after the interest of shareholders, rather than company insiders. Despite this, Google’s chair seat remains unfilled.
Google chairman’s seat sits gathering dust from the San Francisco
Chronicle looks at how the Google board has been "really busy" and so far unable to attend to the matter. Google’s strong performance is noted as one reason why investors
might not be concerned.
After More Than A Year, Google Remains Without Chair
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