nonexecutive director
Britishnoun
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Gerry Murphy will retire as Burberry chair in November, to be succeeded by William Jackson, who joins as a nonexecutive director July 1.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
He will be succeeded by William Jackson, who will join the company as a nonexecutive director on July 1 and will stand for election at the annual general meeting to be held on July 15.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
“Steve Wynn is an industry giant,” Boone Wayson, nonexecutive director of the board, said in the statement announcing Wynn’s resignation.
From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2019
He is a member of the House of Lords and is the British government’s lead nonexecutive director, overseeing a group of business people trying to make the government more efficient and businesslike.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2014
Tottenham are braced for an approach over the coming weeks and their nonexecutive director Sir Keith Mills said it was wrong to consider "it was a foregone conclusion" that Redknapp would leave White Hart Lane.
From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2012
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