The board said its rejection of Mr Rothschild's proposal was unanimous, and if the motion were passed, the two serving board members that the British financier proposed to retain - Sir Graham Hearne and Steven Shapiro - have vowed to resign.
Laura Seydel : I fulfill my passion for children and the environment by serving as Board Chair for the Captain Planet Foundation.
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Be sure to seek a seat on the Board of Trustees with fiduciary responsibility, rather than serving on an advisory board.
And by serving on the board, you might become an expert in the new industry, too.
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The only stock they own in the company is what was given to them as partial compensation for serving on the board.
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Dickerson was schooled in the ways of water by serving on the board of a small municipal utility in Colorado in the late 1970s.
On a corporate level, Christoph Becker, gyro CEO and CCO, leads by example, serving on the board of the International Rescue Committee (IRC).
The two men met while serving on the board of Gillette, and Mr Lemann played a major role in the 2008 takeover of beer maker Anheuser-Busch by InBev.
Staffing Industry Analysts on December 14, 2012 reported that Allegis Group, the largest staffing firm in the U.S. made a deal to acquire GettingHired.com, a job board serving people with disabilities.
D, a panel participant and now an independent consultant serving on the board of trustees, said the guidelines were designed to help people who are currently making "terrible, terrible choices" with their diets.
What incentive does Meister have to be tough on executive compensation when he is dependent on serving on that board for his own current income stream while he gets his own fund set up?
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From 1993 to 2001, Mr. DuBester was a Member of the National Mediation Board, serving as Chairman multiple times.
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One big reason chiefs are fleeing boards is that serving on a public board is a huge drain on time.
Nagel and Sebastian concur that the personal satisfaction from serving on a nonprofit board also makes you more effective professionally.
He is active with the exchange, serving on the Comex board of governors for more than one and one-half decades, and he holds positions on numerous committees.
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Take Boetie Viljoen, who used to be fully occupied tending his 7, 000 hectare (27 square mile) maize and cattle farm near Leeudoringstad in North West Province, and who protected farmers' broader interests by serving on the Maize Board.
Munby was the longest-serving member of the Norwich board, having returned to Carrow Road in 1996.
One salient manifestation of control reversal is the widespread United States practice of the CEO also serving as chair of the board of directors.
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Veteran shareholder attendees and activists asked basic questions about the composition of the board and the need for more diversity on the board after Brown University President, Ruth Simmons, decided not to pursue reelection to the Board, after serving as a director for nearly a decade.
His chair Wilma Liebman is a former Teamsters attorney serving her third term on the board.
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Serving on a non-profit board, she says, is a privilege and opportunity to be involved in something significant.
Deeper board involvement is also serving as a mechanism to cut through company politics and achieve endorsement of larger, integrated technology investments.
Dennis Miller, whose twin brother George was killed in 1941 while serving as a Boy Bugler on board HMS Barham, was a special guest at the unveiling.
Mike Mikan is now serving as interim CEO while a board committee searches for a permanent successor, a process that the company expects will take six to nine months.
He's also permanently barred from serving as an executive officer or a board member.
Dole said that after high school and attending Duke University she remained involved in the state, frequently visiting and serving for 11 years on the Duke Board of Trustees.
Starbucks, which recently made news by announcing a wine-serving pilot location, has jumped on board as one of the first retailers to accept the new form of payment.
If you are a scientist, read Stanford Social Innovation Review to learn about philanthropy in the 21st century, social entrepreneurship in Brazil, or the challenges to serving on a non-profit executive board.
She is serving her second year on the Saveur Travel Advisory Board, preparing epicurean itineraries published in the magazine.
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