A Closer Look at 5 FTSE Boardrooms: Antofagasta plc (ANTO), Fresnillo Plc (FRES), Rexam PLC (REX) & More

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Governance is even more an issue at Fresnillo, where its parent mining company Peñoles owns 77% of the shares and is thus able to enforce special company resolutions over the heads of minority shareholders. Fresnillo Plc (LON:FRES)’s chairman owns and controls Peñoles. Again there is no finance director, and the CEO is a company-man who’s undertaken multiple roles in the Peñoles group.

I’ve collated all my FTSE 100 boardroom verdicts on this summary page, and you can read more about each company by following the relevant link. I hope my research can assist your investment decisions.

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Fool contributor Tony Reading owns shares in SSE and ABF but no other shares mentioned in this article. The Motley Fool recommends Antofagasta and Weir Group.

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