Coca-Cola Still too sweet

When a company makes a big change in its shareholders’ favour, wouldn’t you think they’d do a little song and dance about it? In October, Coca-Cola capped the amount of goodies departing executives are entitled to without first seeking shareholder approval. Yet it kept the lid on the news until now. It didn’t need to. There are good reasons to put severance deals to a vote. Too many corporate executives have been paid handsomely for failure. Coke’s own former boss Douglas Ivester, for one, pres...