How many people, on average, looked at companies annual reports online?
S.C.: I have no idea. I don’t believe this is monitored by companies whose annuals are online, though I may be wrong. Sorry. Back to Top Were you a big admirer of Jack Welch? Now that he’s gone from General Electric, do you think they’ll bring the annual report up to date? S.C.: By coincidence, I just penned a note to a business columnist friend, suggesting that maybe Welch’s successor as CEO ought to “update the terribly dated General Electric annual report, which has stuck to the same, boring format for two decades if not longer. Same dated appearance, year after year. When Jack Welch was there, his letter satisfied all but yours truly. But Jack’s gone, cavorting with women other than his wife and his successor inherits all the problems Jack could gloss over. Because, well he was Jack Welch, who walked on water. Well, he doesn’t any more.” Back to Top I am doing research on how to create a template for an annual report. What is the required elements of an annual report and how does i
