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.
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The company, No. 6 on the Fortune 500, announced on Friday that Karen Lynch, CEO since February 2021, stepped down in agreement with the company’s board of directors.
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Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Joyner, previously president of CVS Caremark, succeeds Lynch after the latter stepped down in agreement with the company’s board of directors.
—Erika Tulfo, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
The firm called for CVS to refresh its board of directors.
—Annika Kim Constantino,jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
MoneyGram first considered the strategy when it was publicly traded, but the proposal was shot down by its board of directors, CEO Alex Holmes told Axios on stage at the Stellar Meridian conference Tuesday.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
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Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Joyner, previously president of CVS Caremark, succeeds Lynch after the latter stepped down in agreement with the company’s board of directors.
—Erika Tulfo, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
The firm called for CVS to refresh its board of directors.
—Annika Kim Constantino,jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
MoneyGram first considered the strategy when it was publicly traded, but the proposal was shot down by its board of directors, CEO Alex Holmes told Axios on stage at the Stellar Meridian conference Tuesday.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Board of directors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board%20of%20directors. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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