Phrases with «boardroom coup»

The phrase "boardroom coup" refers to a situation where a group of people within a company or organization secretly plans to overthrow or remove the existing leadership or decision-makers and take control of the company themselves. It usually involves plotting and strategizing within the confines of a boardroom. Full definition

Sentences with «boardroom coup»

  • Boardroom coup shakes UK shale player Dart Energy. (pearltrees.com)
  • Mr. Costolo became chief executive in October 2010 in a boardroom coup against Evan Williams, Twitter's co-founder and then chief executive. (nytimes.com)
  • I guess the lesson of Travis Kalanick's resignation as chief executive officer of Uber Technologies Inc. is that you can be the visionary founder of a massive company, stay private to avoid the pressures of the public market, keep control of a majority of the voting power of the shares, and still be forced out in a boardroom coup led by activist shareholders: (bloomberg.com)
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