The case for one JPMorgan leader

JPMorgan outperformed peers under CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon, while Lead Director Lee Raymond already holds responsibility for many chairman roles he would take on should Dimons position be split.

This isnt about good governance; its about busybodies without a clue, trying to do the dumbest thingslapping and shaming a superb CEO for utterly no practical reason. Thats what Barry Diller, the media mogul, said about the possibility that shareholders could vote to strip Jamie Dimon, the chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, of his chairman role. Dillers colorful bluntness adds some much-needed sanity to all the hyperventilating pundits and corporate governance hysteria about the fate of Dimon ... READ MORE

Released by the NACD Directorship and The New York Times DealBook - May 2013