board of directors

noun phrase

: a group of people who manage or direct a company or organization
She's on the board of directors for a large corporation.

Examples of board of directors in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The American Nurses Association board of directors expanded this to a National Nurses Week in 1990. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024 The Mechanical Licensing Collective wants your picks for publisher candidates to join its board of directors. Marc Schneider, Billboard, 3 May 2024 In March, Cue’s co-founder and CEO Ayub Khattak, stepped down from leading the company after a strategic review by the company’s board of directors. Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024 The district’s board of directors now includes the heads of prominent farming families in the area, including Mullion and his father, Bob, as well as Greenstone’s vice president, Malano. Maanvi Singh, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024 Short answer: no The Kohl's board of directors unanimously urged shareholders to reject the group's efforts in balloting before the retailer's annual meeting on May 15. Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024 Instacart appointed former Revlon CFO Victoria Dolan to its board of directors. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024 Erskine received the Buck O'Neil lifetime achievement award in July 2023 from the Baseball Hall of Fame's board of directors to honor an individual whose efforts enhance baseball's positive impact on society. CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024 But the college’s board of directors has worried about the lack of in-person classes, said President Michael Oltrogge. Matt Krupnick, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024

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“Board of directors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board%20of%20directors. Accessed 8 May. 2024.

Legal Definition

board of directors

often capitalized B&D
: a group of individuals elected by the shareholders of a corporation to manage the corporation's business and appoint its officers

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