Sentence examples for board term from inspiring English sources

When he was first appointed chairman in 1987, Mr. Greenspan filled an unexpired board term that ended in 1992.

Mr. Greenspan became chairman in 1987 and completed the 14-year board term of Paul A. Volcker, his predecessor, before starting his own.

They also elected Maria Elena Lagomasino, the chairwoman and chief executive of J. P. Morgan Private Bank, to a three-year board term.

(The prevailing term for this is "lurker," an old online message board term, slightly pejorative, describing someone who reads the board but doesn't post).

In Luxembourg public business records, he found that Patrick Klaedtke, then the bank's financial controller and now its chief of information technology, had held a series of board positions at five small, interconnected holding companies, including one, Simon S.A., where his board term was scheduled to run through 2006.

In addition, the board term of the vice chairman, Roger W. Ferguson, expired in January; Mr. Gramm has held up approval of his renomination, although Mr. Ferguson can remain in his job until he or someone else is confirmed by the Senate.

The decision also leaves in place the staggered board terms of other companies, at least to the extent they are ambiguous.

On the corporate governance front, CommonWealth will add more independent directors, do away with staggered board terms and eliminate its "poison pill" provision.

As recently as two weeks ago, with federal officials hoping to complete a deal that President Obama could cite in his State of the Union address, California's attorney general, Kamala Harris, made it clear she was not on board, terming the plan inadequate.

Three experiments were conducted to compare the engineering and catching performances of a hydrodynamic otter board termed the 'batwing' (comprising a sled-and-sail assembly, configured to operate at 20° angle of attack – AOA and with minimal bottom contact) against three conventional designs (termed the 'flat-rectangular', 'kilfoil' and 'cambered' otter boards) with AOAs between ∼30 and 40°.

Board terms are usually only one year, so don't get too comfortable: Annual elections allow for change when it's needed.