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Board of directors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A board of directors, also called board of trustees, board of governors, board of managers, or board of curators, is a group of individuals who govern the affairs of a corporation. Individuals can be members of the board of directors of multiple corporations at one time. Because of this, the role of boards in corporate governance, and how to improve their oversight capability, has been examined carefully in recent years, and new legislation in a number of jurisdictions, and an increased focus on the topic by boards themselves, has seen changes implemented to try and improve their performance. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Board_of_directors   (912 words)

0.7.8: Beefing Up The Board Of Directors - Encyclopedia - Library - VC Experts While the founder, his wife, and his lawyer comprise the paradigmatic startup board of directors, perceptive organizers try to fill gaps in their business expertise by adding experienced directors. Accordingly, it is becoming increasingly an integral part of an advanced venture strategy to harness the energy of early retirees, inducing them to join startup boards and fill in the experience gap. Locating useful directors for a start-up company is difficult but often vital. vcexperts.com /vce/library/encyclopedia/documents_view.asp?document_id=68   (460 words)

Siebel Systems Board of Directors He serves on the Board of Directors of Erie Indemnity Company and is a managing partner of Spire Capital Group LLC, where he focuses on the commercialization of early-stage technologies from universities and government and private research institutions. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service, Jobs for America’s Graduates, and the Board of Visitors for the University of Montana School of Law. Shaheen has served as a member of the Siebel Systems Board of Directors since 1995 and has been a member of the Company's Audit Committee since 1996. www.siebel.com /crm-company/directors-us.shtm   (1145 words)

NFB Board of Directors Carl was elected to the NFB Board of Directors in 2004. Wunder was elected to the board of directors of the National Federation of the Blind in 1985 and in 2002 was elected secretary of the organization. In 1977 McGeorge was elected to the board of directors of the National Federation of the Blind, an honor and responsibility which she continues to hold. nfb.org /leaders.htm   (13839 words)

WAPF Board She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for the Advancement of Innovation Medicine Education Fund (FAIM Ed) and serves as the director of the Education Committee and Speakers Bureau. She is a licensed nutritionist, certified by the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists; a qualified expert witness; nutrition consultant to individuals, industry and state and federal governments; contributing editor to a number of scientific publications; Fellow of the American College of Nutrition; and President of the Maryland Nutritionists Association. She is on the NoMSG Advisory Board and director of the Truth in Labeling Campaign. www.westonaprice.org /board.html   (4427 words)

About Us: Board of Directors Her charitable involvements and Board memberships include The Central Park Conservancy, The New York Botanical Garden, The New York Boys Club, The New York Animal Center, The American Museum of Natural History (Chairmans Circle), The Horticultural Society of New York (Board of Directors, Executive Committee), and the Nantucket Land Council (Board of Directors). She is the Chairman of the Board of Casita Maria, Inc. -- the oldest hispanic settlement house operating in the South Bronx and Spanish Harlem. He is the Board Chair and former executive director (1986-2000) of the Rainforest Alliance, an organization he co-founded in 1986 at the age of 24. www.rainforest-alliance.org /about/board.html   (2545 words)

ISTA :: Company Overview :: Board of Directors Classon is a member of the Board of Directors of Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Hillenbrand Industries, and Auxilium Pharmceuticals. Mitchell is on the Board of the National Pharmaceutical Council and serves as its Treasurer. Williams is also director of E.P. Med Systems and a director and is Chairman and interim Chief Executive Officer of Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a specialty biopharmaceutical company. www.istavision.com /company/company_board.asp?referer=governance   (1088 words)

The Structure of the Federal Reserve System The directors appoint the Reserve Bank presidents (the chief executive officers) and the first vice presidents (the chief operating officers) to five-year terms, subject to approval by the Board of Governors. Two directors of each Bank are designated by the Board of Governors as chairman and deputy chairman of their nine-member board for one-year terms. Directors cannot be members of Congress, and class B and class C directors cannot be officers, directors, or employees of a bank. www.federalreserve.gov /pubs/frseries/frseri4.htm   (667 words)

Radian Group Inc. - Board of Directors Wender served as Chairman of the Executive Committee of Radian’s board of directors from May 1999 until the dissolution of this committee by the Board in September 2005. Nicholson was appointed to the Board of Directors in September 2003, after a search conducted by Radian's Governance Committee with the assistance of a professional search firm. He has been a director of Amerin since December 1996, and he was a director of Amerin Corporation from September 1998 until its acquisition by Radian in June 1999, at which time he became a director of Radian. www.radian.biz /investors/board.aspx   (1223 words)

Genmab's Board Of Directors The articles of association stipulate that the Board of Directors is elected by Genmab shareholders at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and members are elected for three year terms on a rotating basis. The board of Directors has also established a compensation committee, an audit committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee. Drakeman serves on the boards of the Emerging Biopharmaceutical Enterprises section of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations, the Biotechnology Council of New Jersey and the Cancer Institute of New Jersey Leadership Council. www.genmab.com /html/board_of_directors.shtml   (1006 words)

Board of Directors A founding board member, Palacios previously served on the NBPTS Board of Directors from 1987 to 1994 and was the first former director to pursue and achieve National Board Certification. Mary Ellen Maxwell is a current member of the North Carolina School Boards Association Board of Directors and the Currituck County Board of Education, a former president of the National School Boards Association Board of Directors and an executive committee member of the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. The Board of Regents, founded in 1784, is responsible for Pre-K through 12 education, higher education, professional credentialing and discipline, the state's libraries, museums and archives, public radio and television, and vocational and educational serives for individuals with disabilities. www.nbpts.org /about/2004board_bios.cfm   (5210 words)

NTI: Board of Directors NTI's Board of Directors guides the overall philosophy and direction of the organization and reflects the Initiative's global reach and perspective. NTI Board Members share the common goal of taking action to reduce the gap between the global threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and the global response and bring broad vision and experience to this important mission. Buffett is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities and controlled by him since 1965. www.nti.org /b_aboutnti/b1_board.html   (1321 words)

Petroleum Geo-Services - Board of Directors He is a member of the board of directors of Technip S.A., Paris and Gaz de France Norge A.S. He is also chairman of the executive council of the Industrial Development Fund at NTNU in Trondheim. Norvik is chairman and a partner of Econ Management, chairman of the Board of Directors for Oslo Stock Exchange, member of the Board of Directors in ConocoPhillips and chairman of the Supervisory Board in DnB NOR. He was finance director and a member of the executive board of the Aker Group from 1981 to 1988. www.pgs.com /about/bdbios   (744 words)

Board of Directors Palmer is on the Board of Directors of the Cooper Institute for Aerobic Research, a non-profit preventative medicine research and education organization. Eberhart previously served on the board of directors of AT Kearney, a subsidiary of EDS. Claflin is president, chief executive officer, and a member of the board of directors of 3Com Corporation. www.amd.com /us-en/Corporate/InvestorRelations/0,,51_306_571,00.html   (910 words)

Board of Directors - The Apache Software Foundation The Board of Directors of The Apache Software Foundation is responsible for management and oversight of the business and affairs of the corporation in accordance with the Bylaws. Board of Directors - The Apache Software Foundation Board meetings and minutes are visible from the board calendar. www.apache.org /foundation/board   (88 words)

Our Company - Investor Relations He served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of the publicly traded company for the period from 1987 to 1994. Barnes is a member of the boards of directors of Longs Drug Stores, Inc., a retail drug store chain, the McClatchy Newspaper Company, Inc., a newspaper and Internet publisher, and Citizens Communications, Inc., a telecommunications-focused company. He is an advisor to several private companies, a former director of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company and currently serves as a board member of the Direct Selling Education Foundation, a position he has held since 2001, and of Swiss Medica, Inc., a position he has held since 2005. ir.herbalife.com /governance/directors.cfm   (1107 words)

Board of Directors Network, Inc. The Directors Circle is a group of board experienced women and men who support Board of Directors Network by being active advocates for BDN’s mission and by providing advice and counsel to the BDN Board. They are individuals interested in corporate governance and diversity who support this original research by the Board of Directors Network. 72% percent of the Georgia Top 50 Companies (ranked by revenue) have women on their boards. www.boarddirectorsnetwork.org   (188 words)

Board of Directors Fried is a member of the Board of Directors of Care Science, Inc. He is General Counsel to the eHealthcare Initiative and the Health Technology Center. Ambash serves as Educational Consultant for the Healthy Children 2000 Project, is a member of the Board of Directors of Baby-Friendly USA., and served on the program planning committee for this conference. She is also a member of the board of ACOR (www.acor.org). www.ihealthcoalition.org /about/who3.html   (3048 words)

Board of Directors She served a term on the National Board of RWA as Region 6 Director in 2004-05, and now holds the office of President-Elect. I served as president of the Pikes Peak Romance Writers Chapter, sat on the board for the Gulf Coast Romance Writers, helped with the 2001 RWA conference workshop committee, volunteered at the 2002 Literacy Signing, and since February 2003, have been a member of the RWA board as a Region Four director. Retired firefighter Lisa Kamps has years of experience as a board member for a non-profit organization, one with an annual budget of a million dollars. www.rwanational.org /board/bod.htm   (1794 words)

Board of Directors Innovative leadership is the key to the Gwinnett Chamber's continued success and it is the pacesetters that serve on the 2005 Executive Committee and Board of Directors that challenge the Chamber to maintain its high quality programs and services that assist in the development of Gwinnett's strong economic environment. www.gwinnettchamber.com /Board_of_Directors.80.0.html   (57 words)

Board of Directors Exercises the authority of the Board on matters of an urgent natural that arise when the board is not in session. During his 40-year Texaco career also was president of Texaco Europe and a board director of Caltex Corporation, a Chevron/Texaco joint venture, as well as serving in key positions in the Texaco financial organization. Oversees the annual evaluation of the Board and its committees. www.aquila.com /about/directors   (721 words)

Rotary International: 2005-06 Board of Directors The Board of Directors is the administrative body of Rotary International. He has served on a number of community-based committees and boards and is the recipient of the Presidentʼs Medal from the University of Nevada, Reno, for his contributions to the community and higher education. He has served RI as director, district governor, chair of both the Permanent Fund Committee for Europe and RIBI and the Presidential Celebration Committee — Peace and Tolerance, general coordinator of the Literacy and Education Task Force, member of the Polio Eradication Advocacy Task Force, and PolioPlus National Advocacy adviser. www.rotary.org /support/board/board.html   (2177 words)

NACC Board of Directors She also is a current board member of Saint Joseph’s Health System in Atlanta and a past board member of Catholic Health Partners in Cincinnati. She is a member of several local and national healthcare organizations including the Catholic Health Association, where she serves on the Advocacy and Public Policy Committee and has served as chairperson of the Board of Trustees and as a member of numerous committees and task forces. As an active member of the NACC Board she currently serves as Chair of the Governance Committee. www.nacc.org /aboutnacc/bod.asp   (1509 words)

Free Complete Toolkit for Boards Board orientation is training about the organization-specific information in order to be effective particularly as a member of the organization's Board of Directors. Board training conveys the knowledge and understanding needed in order to be effective as a member of a governing Board of Directors. Simply put, a Board of Directors is a group of people legally charged with the responsibility to govern a corporation. www.mapnp.org /library/boards/boards.htm   (2373 words)

Administrators in Medicine State Medical and Osteopathic Boards are government agencies responsible for licensing and, when necessary, disciplining Medical Doctors (MDs), Osteopathic Doctors (DOs) and other health professionals within their jurisdiction. State Medical and Osteopathic Boards are the source of licensure information about Doctors (see the AIM DocFinder below) and are where consumers file complaints when problems occur. Administrators in Medicine (AIM) is a non-profit organization that exists solely to assist and support administrators for medical licensing and regulatory authorities to achieve administrative excellence and, ultimately, advance public safety. www.docboard.org   (297 words)

Macromedia - Board of Directors Boesenberg is currently on the board of Maxtor and has also served on the board of Symantec Corporation. Standing committees of the Board include an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Lucas is also a director of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Oracle Corporation, and PDF Solutions Inc. Lucas served as a director of Authorware from July 1988 until it merged with Macromind/Paracomp to form Macromedia in March 1992. www.macromedia.com /macromedia/management/board   (1312 words)

1a.html The executive director is the person appointed by the Board of Directors to provide leadership toward the achievement of the organization's mission and strategic goals. The Board is ultimately responsible for the performance of the organization in all areas of its work. Here is a sample of a detailed list of policies governing how the board of a larger nonprofit might deal with financial oversight and controls. www.nonprofits.org /npofaq/keywords/1a.html   (1318 words)

INMA - Board of Directors While the INMA Board of Directors oversees association activities, it assigns certain responsibilities to other boards, committees, and task forces. The INMA Board of Directors is the governing body of the International Newspaper Marketing Association (INMA). Division presidents are elected by INMA division boards, while division vice presidents serve as ex-officio Board members. www.inma.org /about_board.cfm   (149 words)

caltrain.com - Board of Directors The board of directors meets the first Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. Comments to the board may be submitted to boardsecretary@caltrain.com, by fax at 650.508.6281 or by writing to 1250 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos, CA, 94070-1306. Comments not pertaining to the board should be directed through our contact page. www.caltrain.com /info_board.html   (175 words)

Board of Directors - CRHRA Fran was also recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Women's Employment Resource Center (WERC) and looks forward to this exciting new challenge. In addition to serving as a board member of CRHRA and CRRN, she is a frequent guest speaker at numerous universities and professional associations, and regularly writes career-related articles for numerous national publications. Nan L. Poston is Diversity Director for Lockheed Martin KAPL, Inc. She has 15 years of experience in human resources, diversity, investigation and mediation, including prior employment at the U.S. Department of Education. www.crhra.org /boardofdirectors.php   (2001 words)

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