Moreover, if the presiding director is usually the same person, he or she may come to acquire some of the authority of an independent chairman of the corporate board, communicating with the chief executive on behalf of the other directors.
Stuart and I met, where we agreed that he should step down as head coach Ian Ritchie, RFU chief executive "On behalf of all fans of the England team and the RFU I would like to express our gratitude to Stuart for all he has done for England Rugby since taking the role in 2012.
As we learn more about what has actually been going on in corporate America, it's becoming less and less clear whether those incentives have actually made executives work on behalf of the rest of us.
Business executives acting on behalf of shareholders are expected to behave in such a self-interested fashion that even their good works -- philanthropy, environmental sensitivity, greater-than-necessary concern for employees and so on -- must generate profits.
Eighty percent of businesses are seeing changes in how their customers prefer to access their services, according to a recent study from the Economist Intelligence Unit, which surveyed 293 business executives this summer on behalf of Zuora, a company, by way of disclosure, that serves as a backbone to many in the subscription commerce world.
"Building a ball field off Route 202 is a quite a surprise, and doesn't make any sense," said Larry Schwartz, a deputy county executive, speaking on behalf of County Executive Andrew J. Spano, who is away on vacation.
Until 1999, Norquist himself lobbied Congress and the executive branch on behalf of business interests.
Every time a Congressional staffer contacts an executive agency on behalf of a constituent, there's an implicit threat: cooperate, or else.
The announcement followed a DealBook report that the company was considering whether to join the legal challenge by its former chief executive, Maurice R. Greenberg, on behalf of fellow shareholders.
