BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Board Seat
- a position of membership of a board, especially a board of directors
Additional Resources
- Five Tactics for Landing a Board Seat
- A board seat will enhance a new executive's resume, but first you need to be invited to join. Here's how to increase your chances of getting a foot in the boardroom door. 1. Start Small Experience in the boardroom can...
- Articles 2008-10-15
- Rumblings.(includes Taubman Centers Inc. board seat may be available)
- Is Taubman's old board seat still available? Could A. Alfred Taubman's old seat on the board of Taubman Centers Inc. still be available? Taubman resigned from the board Dec. 11, 2001, less than a week after he was found guilty of federal...
- Research articles 2003-03-31
- Five Tactics for Landing a Board Seat
- Five Tactics for Landing a Board SeatRE: Five Tactics for Landing a Board SeatVery insightful. What about open letters to the company or shareholder meeting speeches highlighting in-depth analysis of current issues and suggested solutions to them?
- Discussion threads 2008-10-21
- 13 candidates contest park board seat
- Thirteen hopefuls have applied for the East Bay Regional Park District board seat left vacant by Jean Siri's death in January. On March 14 the board will choose one person to represent the ward, which runs from Pinole to North Oakland and includes Berkeley, Albany and El...
- Research articles 2006-03-05
- Former NYPA Executive Elected to NYISO Board of Directors; Robert A. Hiney to fill the Board seat of retiring Chairman John W. ''Bill'' Boston
- RENSSELAER, N.Y. -- The New York Independent System Operator NYISO today announced the unanimous election of Robert A. Hiney to the Board of Directors. He will fill the Board seat of John W. "Bill" Boston, who will retire next month. Mr. Hiney is the former Executive Vice President for...
- Research articles 2006-03-23
- Reynolds resists outsider for board seat.
- Mar 11, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) Ailing Australian group, Reynolds Wines, is set for a boardroom contest. Rebel shareholder and former merchant banker, Greg Pynt, has nominated for a board seat, but the current directors are urging shareholders not...
- Research articles 2003-03-11
- Shareholder of Kent, Wash.-Based Flow International Loses Bid for Board Seat.
- By Drew DeSilver, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 30--Management at Flow International easily turned back a dissident shareholder's attempt to win a board seat, but the shareholder said his quixotic effort wasn't for naught. In newspaper advertisements last...
- Research articles 2001-08-30
- Prospects Improve for Seat Prices on NYSE
- The cost of a Big Board seat appears to be rebounding. Yet, the rate to lease a seat is still depressed after three years of decline. Observers say there is an explanation for this divergence. "People expect the New York Stock Exchange to demutualize," s The cost of a Big...
- Research articles 2005-03-01
- Prospects Improve for Seat Prices on NYSE.(Brief Article)
- The cost of a Big Board seat appears to be rebounding. Yet, the rate to lease a seat is still depressed after three years of decline. Observers say there is an explanation for this divergence. "People expect the New York Stock Exchange to demutu The cost...
- Research articles 2005-03-01
- GM in talks with Kerkorian on board seat
- DETROIT, United States AFP — Struggling General Motors Corp said it was in talks with US billionaire Kirk Kerkorian's firm about opening up a seat on its board in a move that could push the auto-maker into a tougher restructuring plan. Trade publication Automotive News reported earlier Wednesday that...
- Research articles 2005-12-07
- Willis Lease Finance Names Glenn L. Hickerson to Board of Directors Filling Board Seat of Donald E. Moffitt
- Business Editors SAUSALITO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 9, 2001 Willis Lease Finance Corporation (Nasdaq:WLFC) today announced Glenn L. Hickerson, Chairman of the GATX Air Advisory Board has been appointed to fill the seat vacated by Donald E. Moffitt, Chairman of CNF Transportation, Inc. "We are delighted to welcome Glenn...
- Research articles 2001-07-09
- Chicago lawyer seeks Amtrak Board seat
- The Journal staff Chicago attorney James E. Coston came to Milwaukee on Monday to muster support for a seat on the Amtrak Board and left town a few hours later with Mayor John O. Norquist and others on his side. "The Midwest hasn't had...
- Research articles 1995-02-28
- Republican takes seat on fourth try.(News)
- Byline: Tom O'Konowitz Daily Herald Staff Writer The fourth time's a charm for Republican Margaret Scalfaro of Carpentersville, who was elected by a slim margin of 27 votes to the Kane County Board Tuesday - ending a losing streak of three failed bids for...
- Research articles 2002-11-06
- Voting Suspended for Third ICANN Board Seat
- Voting for the third seat on the board of ICANN was suspended on Friday due to voting irregularities, apparently caused by a technical problem. Voting took place all last week within ICANN's domain name supporting organization DNSO, which gets to nominate three board members to the new swollen 18-member ICANN...
- Research articles 1999-10-18
- Monorail Route, Tax Revenues Play Role in Five-Person Race for Board Seat.
- By Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 28--Although five names appear on the ballot for Seattle Popular Monorail Authority Position 8, the only person aggressively campaigning is current board member Cindi Laws. Laws considers herself...
- Research articles 2003-08-28
- Boardwalk Casino Inc. fills board seat
- LAS VEGAS--BUSINESS WIRE--March 27, 1997--Boardwalk Casino Inc. (NASDAQ:BWLK, BWLKW) Thursday announced the addition of Steve Greathouse to its board of directors. Greathouse fills the seat left vacant by Norbert Jansen's death last January. On March 19, 1997, Greathouse was named chief executive officer of the company....
- Research articles 1997-03-27
- Reality Interactive, Inc. Board Member Resigns
- MINNEAPOLIS--BUSINESS WIRE--July 31, 1998--Reality Interactive, Inc. (OTC BB: RINT) announced that Ronald E. Eibensteiner has resigned from its Board of Directors.The Company is seeking a new director to fill the Board seat vacated by Mr. Eibensteiner. Until a qualified successor is found, Mr. Eibensteiner's seat will remain vacant.About Reality Interactive...
- Research articles 1998-07-31
- Kane County clerk joins race for seat on board from Elburn.(News)
- Byline: Alicia Fabbre Daily Herald Staff Writer Kane County Clerk Bernadine "Bunny" Murphy is setting her sights on a county board seat in 2001. Murphy on Tuesday announced she will seek the Republican nomination in the March primary to represent the Elburn...
- Research articles 2001-11-14
- Apple's board to meet to decide Eric Schmidt's replacement
- According to the WSJ, Apple's board will meet next Tuesday to decide who will replace outgoing Eric Schmidt. Dr. Schmidt, who had been an Apple board member since 2006, left Apple's board late last month, citing a conflict as Apple's and Google's businesses increasingly overlap. Apple's board meets four times...
- News items 2009-08-13
- Apple's board to meet to decide Eric Schmidt's replacement
- According to the WSJ, Apple's board will meet next Tuesday to decide who will replace outgoing Eric Schmidt. Dr. Schmidt, who had been an Apple board member since 2006, left Apple's board late last month, citing a conflict as Apple's and Google's businesses increasingly overlap. Apple's board meets four times...
- News items 2009-08-14
