...independents. The J.P. Morgan Chase nominees are Hans W. Becherer, retired chairman and CEO if Deere & Co.; John H. Biggs, former chairman and CEO of TIAA-CREF; Lawrence A. Bossidy, retired chairman of Honeywell International Inc...

...financial statements it's "not just a rubber stamp, but the assurance of an oversight process," said panelist John H. Biggs, chairman chief executive of TIAA-CREF, one of the nation's biggest pension funds. Several audit committees...