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Mr. Jim A.
Kaplan, CFA MBA, is a Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Governance Holdings Co. He is on the Board of Directors at Governance Holdings Co.
Mr. Kaplan was previously employed as Chairman by Audit Integrity, Inc., Partner by Capital Management Sciences, Inc., Vice President by Gifford Fong Associates, Inc., Co-Founder by MarketWatch, Inc., a Director of Research by Ram Investment Advisors LLC, a Portfolio Manager by Bank of America Oregon, NA, a Principal by CMS BondEdge, Vice Chairman by DBC International Oy, Vice President by The Trust Co. Ltd., and Vice President by Title Insurance Services, Inc. He also served on the board at GovernanceMetrics International, Inc.
Mr. Kaplan received his BA from the University of Colorado and an MBA from California State University.
Mr. Kaplan is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Anciens postes connus de Jim A. Kaplan
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
Audit Integrity, Inc.
 Audit Integrity, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Audit Integrity, Inc. provides accounting and financial analysis services. The company offers services such as fraud detection, statistical financial metrics, financial disclosures and other advisory services. It provides analysis of accounting practices and corporate governance for publicly listed companies. Audit Integrity was founded by James A. Kaplan & David Stoner in 2002 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Président | 24/04/2013 |
GovernanceMetrics International, Inc.
 GovernanceMetrics International, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services GMI was formed in April 2000 by a small group of people who recognized the need for a new, easy-to-use tool to monitor corporate governance. Its premise is straightforward: companies that emphasize corporate governance and transparency will, over time, generate superior returns and economic performance and lower their cost of capital. The opposite is also true: companies weak in corporate governance and transparency represent increased investment risks and result in a higher cost of capital. Events of the last few years, including those at Enron, Worldcom, and others, support this thesis, as does a growing body of academic research and financial market surveys. And while the spotlight started with U.S. companies, this is not just a U.S. problem. Similar corporate debacles have occurred recently in Canada, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, South Korea and The Netherlands, to mention a few. The problem for investors is how to measure governance practices across a large universe of companies, irrespective of domicile, in a cost-efficient way. While companies with weak governance structures and practices are the subjects of newspaper headlines, there are as many companies with outstanding governance policies and disclosure levels that go unrecognized. GMI's ratings hope to correct that. Subscribers to its service receive an independent and dispassionate evaluation of the governance characteristics of each company in its research universe. Its rating model has been developed following extensive research in multiple markets and consultations with institutional investors, corporate officers and directors and governance specialists and is updated annually. Its scoring algorithm has also been tested and validated by outside statistical experts and is patent pending. GMI Ratings for 4,233 companies, including complete coverage of the MSCI World and MSCI EAFE Index, are now available on a subscription basis. Subscriptions include two logins and are based on geographic region, as follows: - North American coverage includes complete coverage for companies in the TSX 60 (Canada), S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, S&P SmallCap 600 and Russell 1000 Index. - Industrialized Asia-Pacific includes coverage of the S&P/ASX 100 (Australia and New Zealand), S&P/ASX 200 (Australia and New Zealand), Hang Seng (Hong Kong), Nikkei 225 (Japan) and STI (Singapore) Index. - Industrialized Europe includes a total of 1018 companies, including complete coverage of the following market indices: BEL 20 (Belgium), CAC 40 (France), DAX (Germany), ATHEX 20 (Greece), AEX (Netherlands), IBEX 35 (Spain), OMX (Sweden) SMI (Switzerland), FTSE 350 (UK) and the Dow Jones STOXX 600, plus coverage for additional companies in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Norway and Portugal. - Emerging Markets covered by GMI include a total of 555 companies from 22 countries: China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand (EM - Asia); Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia and Turkey (EM - Europe); Egypt, Israel, Morocco and South Africa (EM - Middle East and Africa); and Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru (EM - Latin America). GMI's emerging market coverage includes those MSCI Emerging Market Index companies with a free float market capitalization of at least $1 billion. GMI subscriptions are also available at the country level (e.g. France-only). For smaller investors and analysts who need coverage for a limited range of securities, GMI offers customized portfolio coverage. Customized coverage is based on a minimum of 15 companies and can include any company from any region, market sector or industry that has been rated by GMI. For corporations, advisory firms, security analysts and others whose interests are geared to specific types of businesses rather than geographic region, GMI offers market sector-based subscriptions. Available sectors include: Automobiles & Parts, Banks, Basic Resources, Chemicals, Construction & Materials, Financial Services, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Industrial Goods & Services, Insurance, Media, Oil & Gas, Personal & Household Goods, Real Estate, Retail, Technology, Telecommunications, Travel & Leisure and Utilities. GMI also offers subscriptions for 41 specific industry groups within these sectors. Please contact GMI for a list of available industry groups. All subscribers are able to hone their analysis by using GMI's filtering tools to isolate ratings for all companies within specific industry groups for a selected country, index, region or globally. Subscribers also receive regular updates on corporate governance developments at each company rated by GMI allowing them to track changes, both positive and negative, at GMI-rated companies in a single location. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 24/04/2013 |
Governance Holdings Co.
 Governance Holdings Co. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Governance Holdings Co. provides online research and ratings on environmental, social and governance and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies. The company was on July 15, 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | President | 28/05/2013 |
MarketWatch, Inc.
 MarketWatch, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services MarketWatch, Inc. provides business news, personal finance information, real-time commentary and investment tools and data. The firm offers subscription products including The Hulbert Financial Digest, Retirement Weekly, The Technical Indicator and Reality Check. The company was founded by Lawrence s. Kramer and Thom Calandra in October 1997 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Fondateur | - |
Governance Holdings Co. (Research)
 Governance Holdings Co. (Research) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance GMI Ratings specializes in the application of non-traditional risk metrics to investment analysis and risk modeling. Founded in 2010 through the merger of The Corporate Library, GovernanceMetrics International and Audit Integrity, the firm provides global research coverage of the environmental, social, governance and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies. GMI Ratings is a signatory to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). | Directeur Général | - |
Formation de Jim A. Kaplan
| The University of Colorado | Undergraduate Degree |
| The California State University | Masters Business Admin |
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Audit Integrity, Inc.
Audit Integrity, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Audit Integrity, Inc. provides accounting and financial analysis services. The company offers services such as fraud detection, statistical financial metrics, financial disclosures and other advisory services. It provides analysis of accounting practices and corporate governance for publicly listed companies. Audit Integrity was founded by James A. Kaplan & David Stoner in 2002 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Commercial Services |
Luxury Link LLC
 Luxury Link LLC Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Luxury Link LLC provides online travel information and travel arrangement services. It offers auction and booking services for hotels, resorts, villas and cruise ships for various destinations. The company was founded by James A. Kaplan and Diane McDavitt in 1997 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL. | Consumer Services |
Gifford Fong Associates, Inc.
 Gifford Fong Associates, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Gifford Fong Associates (GFA) is an independent registered investment adviser headquartered in Lafayette, California. Founded in 1974, GFA offers a variety of equity and fixed income investment strategies for institutional investors and provides solutions for investors to optimally construct and rebalance portfolios. | Finance |
Capital Management Sciences, Inc.
 Capital Management Sciences, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., Capital Management Sciences, Inc. makes portfolio management systems. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. Capital Management Sciences was acquired by ICE Data Services, Inc., part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. from July 29, 2010 on June 08, 1993 for $24.30 million. | Technology Services |
| CMS BondEdge | Technology Services |
Remco I Holding Oy
 Remco I Holding Oy Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Remco I Holding Oy provides and develops various concepts for treating back and neck problems. The company was founded on November 17, 1999 and is headquartered in Tampere, Finland. | Health Services |
| Bank of America Oregon, NA | Finance |
| Title Insurance Services, Inc. | |
The Trust Co. Ltd.
 The Trust Co. Ltd. Regional BanksFinance The Trust Co. Ltd. offers a wide range of financial services to individuals, companies and charitable trusts. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. | Finance |
GovernanceMetrics International, Inc.
GovernanceMetrics International, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services GMI was formed in April 2000 by a small group of people who recognized the need for a new, easy-to-use tool to monitor corporate governance. Its premise is straightforward: companies that emphasize corporate governance and transparency will, over time, generate superior returns and economic performance and lower their cost of capital. The opposite is also true: companies weak in corporate governance and transparency represent increased investment risks and result in a higher cost of capital. Events of the last few years, including those at Enron, Worldcom, and others, support this thesis, as does a growing body of academic research and financial market surveys. And while the spotlight started with U.S. companies, this is not just a U.S. problem. Similar corporate debacles have occurred recently in Canada, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, South Korea and The Netherlands, to mention a few. The problem for investors is how to measure governance practices across a large universe of companies, irrespective of domicile, in a cost-efficient way. While companies with weak governance structures and practices are the subjects of newspaper headlines, there are as many companies with outstanding governance policies and disclosure levels that go unrecognized. GMI's ratings hope to correct that. Subscribers to its service receive an independent and dispassionate evaluation of the governance characteristics of each company in its research universe. Its rating model has been developed following extensive research in multiple markets and consultations with institutional investors, corporate officers and directors and governance specialists and is updated annually. Its scoring algorithm has also been tested and validated by outside statistical experts and is patent pending. GMI Ratings for 4,233 companies, including complete coverage of the MSCI World and MSCI EAFE Index, are now available on a subscription basis. Subscriptions include two logins and are based on geographic region, as follows: - North American coverage includes complete coverage for companies in the TSX 60 (Canada), S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, S&P SmallCap 600 and Russell 1000 Index. - Industrialized Asia-Pacific includes coverage of the S&P/ASX 100 (Australia and New Zealand), S&P/ASX 200 (Australia and New Zealand), Hang Seng (Hong Kong), Nikkei 225 (Japan) and STI (Singapore) Index. - Industrialized Europe includes a total of 1018 companies, including complete coverage of the following market indices: BEL 20 (Belgium), CAC 40 (France), DAX (Germany), ATHEX 20 (Greece), AEX (Netherlands), IBEX 35 (Spain), OMX (Sweden) SMI (Switzerland), FTSE 350 (UK) and the Dow Jones STOXX 600, plus coverage for additional companies in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Norway and Portugal. - Emerging Markets covered by GMI include a total of 555 companies from 22 countries: China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand (EM - Asia); Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia and Turkey (EM - Europe); Egypt, Israel, Morocco and South Africa (EM - Middle East and Africa); and Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru (EM - Latin America). GMI's emerging market coverage includes those MSCI Emerging Market Index companies with a free float market capitalization of at least $1 billion. GMI subscriptions are also available at the country level (e.g. France-only). For smaller investors and analysts who need coverage for a limited range of securities, GMI offers customized portfolio coverage. Customized coverage is based on a minimum of 15 companies and can include any company from any region, market sector or industry that has been rated by GMI. For corporations, advisory firms, security analysts and others whose interests are geared to specific types of businesses rather than geographic region, GMI offers market sector-based subscriptions. Available sectors include: Automobiles & Parts, Banks, Basic Resources, Chemicals, Construction & Materials, Financial Services, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Industrial Goods & Services, Insurance, Media, Oil & Gas, Personal & Household Goods, Real Estate, Retail, Technology, Telecommunications, Travel & Leisure and Utilities. GMI also offers subscriptions for 41 specific industry groups within these sectors. Please contact GMI for a list of available industry groups. All subscribers are able to hone their analysis by using GMI's filtering tools to isolate ratings for all companies within specific industry groups for a selected country, index, region or globally. Subscribers also receive regular updates on corporate governance developments at each company rated by GMI allowing them to track changes, both positive and negative, at GMI-rated companies in a single location. | Technology Services |
Ram Investment Advisors LLC
 Ram Investment Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ram Investment Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Northfield, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2011 as a joint venture between Ram Risk management LLC and the Governance Fund Advisors. They provide portfolio management services to accredited investors, qualified investors and other US and international institutions. | Finance |
Governance Holdings Co. (Research)
Governance Holdings Co. (Research) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance GMI Ratings specializes in the application of non-traditional risk metrics to investment analysis and risk modeling. Founded in 2010 through the merger of The Corporate Library, GovernanceMetrics International and Audit Integrity, the firm provides global research coverage of the environmental, social, governance and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies. GMI Ratings is a signatory to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). | Finance |
MarketWatch, Inc.
MarketWatch, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services MarketWatch, Inc. provides business news, personal finance information, real-time commentary and investment tools and data. The firm offers subscription products including The Hulbert Financial Digest, Retirement Weekly, The Technical Indicator and Reality Check. The company was founded by Lawrence s. Kramer and Thom Calandra in October 1997 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Governance Holdings Co.
Governance Holdings Co. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Governance Holdings Co. provides online research and ratings on environmental, social and governance and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies. The company was on July 15, 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
