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 ByteDance has a five-person board of directors; three of those seats are held by Americans. Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024 Today’s Paper | Subscribe Explore Our Coverage of Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis OpenAI said that Sam Altman, the chief executive who was chaotically ousted in November only to return to the company five days later, would regain a seat on its board of directors. Cade Metz Balazs Gardi, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024 Merchant now reportedly serves on Encore Healthcare’s board of directors, alongside her sister, Anjali, who works as director—with her father at the helm as CEO and vice-chair and her mother as managing director, according to multiple outlets. Cailey Gleeson, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 The central argument of the shareholder lawsuit filed against Tesla in Delaware’s Court of Chancery was that the electric vehicle maker’s board of directors is too close to Musk. William Gavin, Quartz, 21 Feb. 2024 Apache Junction Mayor Chip Wilson, who also serves as chair of Mesa Gateway's board of directors, said Tuesday that the new concourse would eliminate the weather extremes passengers had to deal with until now. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2024 The group’s board of directors includes 49ers President Al Guido, San Jose Earthquakes President Jared Shawlee, Bay FC co-founder and Santa Clara University grad Aly Wagner, Sharks President Jonathan Becher and Silicon Valley Leadership Group CEO Ahmad Thomas. Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024 The two co-founders eventually returned to the company under a new board of directors chaired by former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor. Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Tom Karlo, interim president and general manager of the Sacramento State operation since August, made the announcement during a closed emergency board of directors meeting Thursday night, according to an announcement from CapRadio. Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2024

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“Board of directors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board%20of%20directors. Accessed 28 Mar. 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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