Sentences with phrase «when board members»

This could include using an impressive, top of the range motors for employees to use as a perk, or when board members / prospects visit from abroad, to more economical vehicles for days, weeks or months when travel becomes extensive, and even larger vehicles when there is a number of staff travelling to one location for trades shows and conferences.

It's only when Board members have significant ownership in the company (and this is VERY unusual) that they actually look out for the shareholders (themselves, obviously).

During the December meeting when board members decided to reject the charter school over the superintendent's recommendation, some board members suggested they were likely to be overruled.

The discussions occurred at a time when board members and district officials also held several public meetings about the 2015 - 16 budget.

Boasberg acknowledged the controversy that surrounded the plan to remake FNE Denver schools two years ago, when board members approved the reforms by 4 - 3 votes after contentious.

In other words, when board members have a common approach to accountability, regardless of the approach, outcomes improve.

When board members heard Tuesday that the number of students who have left LA Unified schools was even worse than they'd been told, they wanted to know what was being done.

However, Costello defended the meeting as necessary to make a decision quickly at a time when the board members could all be present.

There is also some debate about when board members are acting in their capacity as elected officials, as opposed to private citizens.

Paladino initially made the request during the portion of the meeting when board members give committee reports, saying he represented the «patriotism committee,» which is not actually a board committee.

But when board members of the nonprofit Casabe Housing Development Fund met with Melissa Mark - Viverito, now...

But when board members of the nonprofit Casabe Housing Development Fund met with Melissa Mark - Viverito, now front - runner for the City Council speakership, they faced a lashing out of left field.

Park District Executive Director Barbara Heller said Friday that some board members were still considering placing an advisory referendum measure on the April 17 ballot and may reconsider the issue at a future meeting when all board members are present for a vote.

When the board members met again, they grew convinced that her calling was legitimate and that William's resistance was not, so they gave Jane their blessing to proceed.

(See Why It's Better When Board Members Back Off.)

The all - hands meeting of Uber regarding CEO Travis Kalanick and the rampant sexism in the workplace took a hard turn toward the wrong way when board member David Bonderman inappropriately made a sexist joke.

And it showed, according to Paladino lawyer Dennis C. Vacco, that no one is coming in with «clean hands,» making reference to the meeting when board member Theresa A. Harris - Tigg continued to call Paladino — a staunch backer of President Trump — «orange Cheetos.»

The write - in race became necessary when board member Janique Nine opted to not seek re-election.

When Board member Robert Cotto spoke, there were audience members dismissing him for not being a parent; no such criticism was levied against other Board members — most of whom do not have children currently attending Hartford Public Schools — who happened to be in favor of approving plans for a new charter school.

Not exact matches

Facebook was faced with — and evaded — similar questions about its relationship with Thiel when Forbes revealed the early investor in the social media network and member of its board was bankrolling a lawsuit that ultimately drove Gawker Media into bankruptcy.

Mr. Thiel has long stood out in Silicon Valley for his vocal libertarianism, but he drew heavy criticism from many tech - industry peers — including fellow Facebook board member Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix Inc. — when he backed Mr. Trump's presidential campaign and later served as an adviser on his White House transition team.

Despite that, board members are aghast when asked if Barça would ever be sold or transformed into a more traditional profit - making business.

There is another oddity at Barça too: The president and board members are required to put up 15 % of the club's yearly revenues as collateral when they're voted in, as a guarantee against possible losses.

Whereas entrepreneurs may have looked to their investors or board members in the past for guidance, founders are discovering that their investors are increasingly strapped for time, which leaves them with nowhere to turn when making tough business decisions.

There are times when a given board member can't be in person.

It worked so well that executives and my fellow board members usually brought my plan with them when they got involved with other companies.

Steve writes: If I were a large investor or board member of Uber, I would worry about the downside to the company and liability to the board if / when the government decides to come after the company.

Progress has been slow when it comes to getting more women into executive roles (the number of female board members is climbing but just 13 percent of these female board members are employed as executives).

Cohen, 51, first caught Trump's eye in the early 2000s when, as a member of the condo board at a Trump property, he took it upon himself to wade into a nasty dispute between Trump's management company and some residents at a skyscraper near the United Nations.

He was in Geneva, for a board meeting of the Union for International Cancer Control, when one of his fellow board members asked if he had lost weight.

«I can not deny that,» Marius Jurgilas, a member of the board of the Bank of Lithuania, told Business Insider when asked if Lithuania saw Brexit as an opportunity.

Zuckerberg has also tried to maintain a diplomatic stance on Trump when it comes to Facebook's role in the election and his connection to Facebook board member and early investor Peter Thiel.

Sandy Carter, a tech veteran and a founding board member of WITI (Women in Technology International), learned a valuable lesson when one of her mentors pointed out that she always ate lunch at her desk, missing out on valuable opportunities to build relationships and advance her career.

When it was discovered that Facebook board member Peter Thiel had donated to Trump's campaign, Zuckerberg came to Thiel's defense in an internal memo to Facebook employees.

«The challenge that comes up is board members become friends, and it becomes social network, so knowing then when to flex, or push, or step back can be harder.

When I advise U.S. board members on what may be coming next, I suggest they look at what is happening in the U.K. because we have a habit of eventually adopting what they do.

A rule of 50 % of board members being women in an industry when there's no women to start with would be counterproductive.

When Lane was explaining the appointment of the new HP board members earlier this year, he offered several conflicting views of the board's role.

Aside from his staff, he has a close network of friends, fellow board members and investors that he can lean on for support when he needs them.

When asked about the culture at Rent the Runway, board member Friend says, «You're not the first person to voice that question.

In the CNBC interview, Buffett repeated that Berkshires board, whose members include Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates, can install a new chief executive within a day when he steps down, dies or becomes incapacitated.

When Preston retired in 1998, Avon board member Charles Perrin, former head of Duracell, was tapped as CEO.

However, when you add up all those female board members, they account for only 22 percent of the total board positions.

That's when Mokhtarzada, out of his element in the realm of venture capitalism, took on his first advisory board member — who quickly posed a fortuitous question: «If you sell this company right now, what are you going to do tomorrow?»

Since board members can essentially work for free (or sometimes, in a sense, pay for the privilege) you're looking for an entirely different type of person than when you hire for an in - house position.

The letter comes ahead of a showdown on March 6, when Qualcomm shareholders are scheduled to elect an 11 - member board and decide whether to hand control to a slate of six nominees put forward by Broadcom.

When listing standards changed in the wake of Sarbanes - Oxley, board members who complained publicly about the proposals were happy for the cover the requirements gave them to meet without executives present.

Sure, «that is a time to celebrate,» wrote Wright — but it's also «when the CEO should be moving board members out who have been a strong part of the bubble and moving new board members in who can deal with the downside.»

Authority board members will have a chance to restore the peace when they meet again at the end of June.

«Chief executives need strong board members when the stock is on the way up and strong board members when it's on the way down,» Wright said, and «they should not be the same people.»