SIVB: Held-to-Mortem Governance - by Mike
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When did Silicon Valley Bank insiders begin to realize they were potentially in trouble?
With Silicon Valley Bank’s well-publicized blow-up underway, a question I have is when did insiders begin to realize they were potentially in trouble? Examining recent disclosures in the 2023 Preliminary Proxy, a governance-based argument could be made insiders were quite aware the situation was serious throughout 2022. In particular, the most interesting disclosure is the company didn’t have a Chief Risk Officer for much of 2022, and (from what I can gather) doesn’t explicitly communicate this to shareholders until the 2023 Preliminary Proxy is filed on March 8, 2023. This non-disclosure…
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