Sentence examples for insider board from inspiring English sources

FOR more than a decade, Calpers has put its muscle behind the idea that a well-governed corporation -- one with a vigorous, independent board -- will reward investors more richly than one with an insider board wielding a rubber stamp.

A curious trend pops out: Many are rife with weak corporate governance practices things like too many insider board members, inadequate board structures and ineffective bylaws, like those that hinder shareholders' rights to call special meetings.

Perhaps companies that perform better environmentally benefit from having insider board members, whose knowledge of the company's operations and competencies is better suited to driving environmental sustainability.

But the days of the cozy insider boards needs to end.

Sources at the retailer were keen to stress that although Mr Rowe was an "insider", the board had conducted an extensive search outside M&S before making the decision on who should replace Mr Bolland.

"Our investments in the network have been a forerunner of Intel's evolving strategy," says Leslie Vadasz, a longtime insider and board member who oversees Intel's investment arm.

Clearly, having a Shazam insider on board during the early days to share what worked and what didn't has been a boon for SoundHound.

Some Yahoo insiders and board members, as well as some analysts, have criticized the idea, however, arguing that Yahoo's search and display advertising businesses benefited from being linked.

Among the council's other proposals are greater auditor independence from the corporations whose financial statements they review, more outside directors and fewer insiders on boards and eliminating financial conflicts among directors.

It does not help therefore to have an A.N.C. insider on your board".

As one insider says, "the board did not function correctly" - two non-executive directors, Roger Lane Smith and David Beever stood down at the AGM.