nonexecutive director

British  

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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Example Sentences

The appointment of a new nonexecutive director to its board who is a former CEO of financial markets watchdog Finma shouldn’t harm its regulatory relations, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal

He is set to join the board in March, subject to regulatory approval, as a nonexecutive director and chair-designate to ensure an “orderly handover” before Vadera retires, Prudential said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coladangelo, a former lobbyist, became a nonexecutive director on the department’s board late last year.

From Seattle Times

In November, he was appointed to a three-year term as a nonexecutive director of Britain’s Department for International Trade.

From Seattle Times

“Steve Wynn is an industry giant,” Boone Wayson, nonexecutive director of the board, said in the statement announcing Wynn’s resignation.

From Washington Post