Comments on: Google Board Member Ann Mather to Face SEC Violation Proceedings http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/google-board-member-ann-mather-to-face-sec-violation-proceedings.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy Beal http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/google-board-member-ann-mather-to-face-sec-violation-proceedings.html/comment-page-1#comment-46545 Andy Beal Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:32:56 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/google-board-member-ann-mather-to-face-sec-violation-proceedings.html#comment-46545 @Jordan to my rescue! :-) @Gregg - I'd just going by what the National Post reported. @Jordan to my rescue! :-)

@Gregg – I’d just going by what the National Post reported.

]]> By: Jordan McCollum http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/google-board-member-ann-mather-to-face-sec-violation-proceedings.html/comment-page-1#comment-46543 Jordan McCollum Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:15:51 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/google-board-member-ann-mather-to-face-sec-violation-proceedings.html#comment-46543 Actually, Steve Jobs bought Pixar from Lucasfilm in 1986 to and sold it to Disney in 2006. Mather was the CFO from 1999 to 2004. Both Apple and Pixar have been accused of backdating since at least 2001. According to the article cited above, the incident took place prior to 2006, but Mather was only just informed that she might face civil action. Although Jobs has been cleared of wrongdoing in this situation, I think it's a bit too big of a coincidence not to mention. (And besides that, how many times have we seen someone insulate themselves so well from wrongdoing that there's just no evidence left? Okay . . . maybe I watched <em>All the President's Men</em> one time too many this weekend. . . .) Actually, Steve Jobs bought Pixar from Lucasfilm in 1986 to and sold it to Disney in 2006. Mather was the CFO from 1999 to 2004. Both Apple and Pixar have been accused of backdating since at least 2001.

According to the article cited above, the incident took place prior to 2006, but Mather was only just informed that she might face civil action. Although Jobs has been cleared of wrongdoing in this situation, I think it’s a bit too big of a coincidence not to mention.

(And besides that, how many times have we seen someone insulate themselves so well from wrongdoing that there’s just no evidence left? Okay . . . maybe I watched All the President’s Men one time too many this weekend. . . .)

]]> By: Gregg Gallagher' http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/google-board-member-ann-mather-to-face-sec-violation-proceedings.html/comment-page-1#comment-46541 Gregg Gallagher' Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:42:07 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/google-board-member-ann-mather-to-face-sec-violation-proceedings.html#comment-46541 Andy: Enjoy your writing - including your book, but have to call you on your use of the phrase "caught up in a Steve Jobs-related SEC violation". My recollection is that the stock option post-dating mess became public knowledge before the particular situation at Apple, and certainly continues on to this day. Your phrasing implies that Mather's situation - and perhaps others, are somehow linked to Job's own situation (which incidentally my recollection resulted in no adverse action against Jobs.) Andy:

Enjoy your writing – including your book, but have to call you on your use of the phrase “caught up in a Steve Jobs-related SEC violation”.

My recollection is that the stock option post-dating mess became public knowledge before the particular situation at Apple, and certainly continues on to this day.

Your phrasing implies that Mather’s situation – and perhaps others, are somehow linked to Job’s own situation (which incidentally my recollection resulted in no adverse action against Jobs.)

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