RESUMOO presente trabalho visa a identificar o perfil dos conselhos de administração de 142 companhias brasileiras listadas na Bolsa de São Paulo, a partir de dados do encerramento do exercício de 1999. Os conselheiros foram divididos em quatro categorias distintas, cujos critérios de separação seguiram a metodologia adotada por Bhagat e Black (2000). Foi avaliado o grau de independência do conselho de administração em relação aos acionistas controladores. Foram ainda realizadas análises para identificar características das companhias ligadas à sua composição acionária e situação patrimonial, que pudessem influenciar a composição do conselho, como existência de recibos representativos de ações, negociados no exterior, modalidade de exercício do controle e tamanho da companhia. Os resultados indicaram que os órgãos são amplamente dominados por representantes dos acionistas controladores e que há indícios de baixa utilização dos mecanismos de voto à disposição dos minoritários.Palavras-chaves: governança corporativa; conselho de administração; conselheiros independentes; acionistas controladores. ABSTRACTThis paper analyzes the profile of board of directors of 142 Brazilian listed companies on the São Paulo exchange as of fiscal year ending December 1999. The board members were classified into 4 categories according to its degree of independence from the controlling shareholders -as per Bhagat and Black (2000). In addition, firm characteristics such as ownership structure, cross-listing and firm size were investigated to explain its likely influence on the composition of board of directors. The empirical research indicates that board members represent the interests of controlling shareholders, and that there is no evidence that minority shareholders do exercise their voting rights.
We analyse the profile of the boards of directors of 142 Brazilian publicly-held companies in 1999. Directors were divided into four distinct categories, following Bhagat and Black (2000 Working Paper no. 143, Columbia Law School) criteria for the US market. Our survey analyses the degree of independence of directors in relation to their respective controlling shareholders. Our results indicate that the controlling shareholders' representatives largely dominate the boards. One intriguing finding is that minority shareholders do not use the mechanisms at their disposal to elect directors. There seems to be low interest by non-controlling shareholders in participating in shareholders' meetings, and consequently in selecting representatives for the board of directors. This could partly be explained by the lack of proxy voting mechanisms. Copyright (c) 2006 The Authors; Journal compilation (c) 2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Agradeço, em primeiro lugar, a Samantha Lopes Alvares, pelo apoio e equilíbrio, mesmo nos momentos difíceis. A ela, meu amor e profunda gratidão. Aos meus pais, Matildes e José Inajá, pelo incentivo irrestrito e aos queridos Tiago, Daniel, Rosane, Antonio Carlos e Claudete que, com compreensão e paciência, souberam apoiar o meu trabalho. Ao meu Orientador Professor Doutor Paulo Fernando Campos Salles de Toledo, que, com seriedade e profundidade ímpares, mostrou-me uma maneira especial de pensar o Direito, ensinando-me a busca incessante para atingir conclusões próprias e coerentes. À Professora Rachel Sztajn, agradeço os comentários e as sugestões apresentadas para o aperfeiçoamento das pesquisas. A Eli Loria e Waldir de Jesus Nobre, pelas lições da vida profissional. Aos meus colegas de
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