May 21, 2013
Public Companies
Board Directors, Beware
New rules are giving activist shareholders more clout in the boardroom.
Mike Vogel | 2/1/2010
» 20 Florida Companies with the Lowest Average Support for Board Members
| Company | Average Approval |
| Interline Brands | 39% |
Markets and distributes maintenance and repair products for plumbing, electrical and other items |
|
| Whitney Information (now Tigrent) | 41 |
| Provides educational training seminars in real estate and financial markets | |
| Syniverse Technologies | 44 |
| Provides wireless voice and data services for telecomm companies | |
| Web.com Group | 61 |
| Provides website building tools | |
| Ultimate Software Group | 63 |
| Markets and supports human resources, payroll and employee management solutions | |
| Intellon** | 64 |
| Provides powerline communications solutions | |
| Sykes Enterprises | 65 |
| Operates call centers | |
| 21st Century Holding | 69 |
| Underwrites, insures and distributes insurance and provides claims processing | |
| WellCare Health Plans | 74 |
| Provides managed care services for government-sponsored healthcare programs | |
| Sun American Bancorp | 75 |
| Holding company for Sun American Bank | |
| Mednax | 77 |
| Provides neonatal, maternal-fetal, other pediatric subspecialty and anesthesia physician services | |
| Home Diagnostics | 77 |
| Manufactures and markets blood glucose monitoring systems and disposable supplies for diabetics | |
| Sunair Services* | 78 |
| Provides lawn and pest control services | |
| Vector Group | 78 |
| Manufactures and sells cigarettes | |
| MIVA (now Vertro) | 78 |
| Provides software and technology products | |
| Watsco | 79 |
| Distributes heating, air conditioning and refrigeration products | |
| Metropolitan Health Networks | 79 |
| Provides and arranges medical care to Medicare beneficiaries | |
| SRI/Surgical Express | 80 |
| Provides operating room supply chain management solutions | |
| Cott | 80 |
| Produces and distributes soft drinks and non-alcoholic beverages | |
| BE Aerospace | 81 |
| Makes and markets cabin interior products for aircraft | |
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