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nonexecutive director

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noun

  1. a director of a commercial company who is not a full-time member of the company but is brought in to advise the other directors

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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

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

“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

Purslow will continue at Anfield as a nonexecutive director and special adviser to the new owners but his exit as managing director, and its timing, came as a surprise.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 20, 2010

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