The phrase "director candidate" is correct and can be used in written English.
You could use it when referring to a person who is being considered for the position of director. For example: "The company is currently reviewing resumes for the director candidate."
Brown conducted the due diligence required of a director candidate.
The two sides spent much of August negotiating further terms of the plan, but by September Mr. Biglari had decided to instead nominate himself as a director candidate.
"'Bickering' is just too weak a word to describe the dysfunction that's been going on," said Mr. Lo, the M.I.T. professor and onetime director candidate.
Earlier this year, one enlightened company — Comverse Technology — actually volunteered to allow investors holding more than 5percenttoto nominate one director candidate each year.
Based on the Schedule 14N filed by GAMCO's wholly owned subsidiaries, GAMCO Asset Management Inc. and Gabelli Funds, LLC, GAMCO nominated Lance A. Bakrow as a director candidate for election at NFG's 2017 annual meeting of shareholders.
And, on November 10, 2016, activist investor firm, GAMCO Investors ("GAMCO"), became the first investor in the United States to use a company's proxy access bylaw to nominate a director candidate for inclusion in a company's proxy materials.
Its slate included three new director candidates.
"Director candidates do not want surprises," Ms. Gregor said.
In return, Mr. Icahn agreed to support Nuance's full slate of director candidates.
In naming its director candidates last month, Elliott criticized the board's ties to the Hess family.
Such a protocol can also be a deterrent for qualified director candidates.
