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It director Andy Muschietti was previously reported to be in the running to direct Justice League Dark, but according to Deadline the pre-release buzz for his Stephen King remake has led the director to focus on a sequel and not take on another film project.

It was this role that led director Aleksander Bach to cast Friend, and the similarities between Quinn and Agent 47 are utilised effectively.

The creative team behind the Superman reboot includes some of the people who helped make the recent Batman movies fresh and relevant, but producer - screenwriters David Goyer and Christopher Nolan may have led director Zack Snyder a bit too far into the dark here.

This line of thinking is what led director Nicolas Winding Refn to his latest cinematic masterpiece, The Neon Demon.

In a statement, Viacom lead director Salerno, among the directors targeted for removal, called Thursday's action a «brazen and demonstrably invalid attempt» by Shari Redstone «to gain control of Viacom and its management in disregard of Sumner Redstone's wishes,» at odds with the board's efforts «to represent the best interests of all of the shareholders of Viacom.»

In a press release, Frank Iacobucci, the company's lead director, said that succession and strategic planning had led the board to «the determination that the current timing under all circumstances is best - suited to transition CEO leadership.»

Does our Chair (or Lead Director) have the independence, attributes, experience and track record that the company and senior management needs and respects — to lead the board, hold management to account, and focus on value creation?

«It's a discussion that's going on more broadly than either you and I can imagine,» said Leslie Brun, lead director at Merck, one of the few large U.S. corporations with a black CEO.

«Lead directors are appointed regularly for special projects, risk management, HR.

Graham — today the lead director of Facebook's board — benefited from the relationship too, learning from Zuckerberg about online initiatives that would engage Washington Post readers.

The Board has elected Tim Sloan, the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer, to succeed him as CEO, and Stephen Sanger, its Lead Director, to serve as the Board's non-executive Chairman, and independent director Elizabeth Duke to serve as Vice Chair.

«Sanger has been a member of the Wells Fargo Board since 2003, serving as its Lead Director since 2012.

Any of those price tags would make a merger the most expensive in tech history, but Qualcomm and lead director Tom Horton have said it's «just not even close to what the value of the company is.»

«3M will benefit greatly from having two strong leaders involved going forward,» Mike Eskew, independent lead director for the 3M board, said in a statement.

JPMorgan lead director Lee Raymond, a former Exxon Mobil CEO, told shareholders at last month's meeting to expect management to reflect on the board's structure in light of the way the votes came down.

In April he penned a letter to lead director James McNerney, first reported in the Wall Street Journal, that he said had the blessing of many current and former P&G ers.

More recently, McNerney, P&G's lead director, has had to fend off a crisis as Boeing's most important airplane, the Dreamliner, was grounded indefinitely after a series of malfunctions.

(She's also the lead director of Scotts Miracle - Gro and serves in Maine as chair of the Governor's Council on Competitiveness and the Economy.)

And it will also raise alarms for those who oppose having lead directors on boards because of a fear of special communications between the lead director and CEO that never make it to the board, a hierarchy of communication that would not serve the board well.

As it happens, Mr. Coulter is the lead director at J Crew.

Given his role as lead director, chair of the compensation committee, and full - time career responsibilities at TPG, it suggests he is «overboarded.»

Prem Watsa, Fairfax's chairman and chief executive, will be appointed lead director and chair of BlackBerry's Compensation, Nomination and Governance Committee.

In the meantime one of the board members — most likely lead director Arianna Huffington or Gurley — should take on the temporary role of interim CEO until a permanent CEO is on board.

Zuckerberg developed a close mentoring relationship with the Washington Post's Don Graham, later making Graham Facebook's lead director.

Expect greater movement to non-executive Chairs from Lead Directors in the US, and Chair position maturity in other Anglo - American countries.

Watsa is returning to BlackBerry's board as lead director, and CEO Thorsten Heins is out.

Tessler is the lead director and chair of the finance committee of Limited Brands, Inc. and also serves as a director of EnerCrest.

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that each year a majority of the independent directors will appoint the Lead Director, and in early 2010, the independent directors appointed Philip J. Quigley to continue to serve as the Board's Lead Director and expanded the duties and responsibilities of the Lead Director.

Terrence Lyons has been appointed by the Board of Directors of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. as its Lead Director.

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines also provide that each year a majority of the independent directors will appoint the Lead Director, and in November 2008, the independent directors appointed Philip J. Quigley to serve as the Board's Lead Director beginning January 1, 2009.

The Board believes that the Lead Director structure provides the same independent leadership, oversight, and benefits for the Company and the Board that would be provided by an independent Chairman.

In 2008 the Board enhanced our corporate governance practices by creating the new position of Lead Director and amending our Corporate Governance Guidelines to identify the responsibilities of the Lead Director.

One alternative to having an independent chair is to appoint a lead director who can serve many of an independent chair's functions.

Absence of Lead Director.

The Lead Director shall have the ability to achieve consensus and alignment among independent directors and consensus between independent directors and the Chairman and CEO.

In companies with combined CEO / chairs, lead directors can help set agendas to add or modify items that are critical to shareholder interests.

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that each year a majority of the independent directors will appoint a Lead Director, and effective January 1, 2012, the independent directors appointed Stephen W. Sanger as Lead Director, succeeding Philip J. Quigley who served as the Board's Lead Director since 2009.

Lead directors can also help companies comply with a new NYSE listing requirement that obliges independent directors to meet regularly in executive session, without the CEO or other managers.

Of the Board's 15 nominees, 14 directors, or 93 %, are independent directors, and the Board has an actively involved and independent Lead Director who works closely with the Chairman and CEO and, among other things, approves Board meeting agendas and schedules.

In addition, the independent directors on the Board have appointed a lead director from the Board's independent directors, currently Mr. Alberg.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of Albertsons Companies where he serves as Lead Director, a member of the Board of Directors of Keane Group Holdings LLC and a Trustee of NewYork - Presbyterian Hospital where he is also a member of the Investment Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee.

Finally, we interviewed three CEOs of privately held companies and their lead directors or chairpersons.

Mr. Coulter, as the Lead Director, presides over the executive sessions.

For the reasons described in «Board Leadership Structure and Lead Director,» at this time the Board believes that combining its CEO with the Chairman of the Board position is the most appropriate structure for the Company and best serves the interests of stockholders.

The Company has a Lead Director, appointed by the Company's other independent directors, who provides independent Board leadership.

The Lead Director shall be appointed by the independent directors for a term of three years and may be removed by the independent directors at any time.

He also serves as the lead director of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) which is the largest energy infrastructure company in North America, owning an interest in or operating over 80,000 miles of pipelines and 180 terminals.

The lead director presides over the executive sessions of the independent directors, chairs Board meetings in the Chair's absence, and provides direction on agendas, schedules, information, and materials for Board meetings that will be most helpful to the independent directors.

The guidance and direction provided by the lead director reinforce the Board's independent oversight of management and contribute to communication among members of the Board.

In an interview with the Globe and Mail, Prem Watsa, now lead director at BlackBerry spoke lengthy about the plan for BlackBerry and why getting...