The Work of an Art-director in the Process of Shooting a Film The process of making a movie requires a lot of input from a lot of different people. From grips and production assistants to cinematographers‚ screenwriters and directors‚ no one is completely responsible for the success (or unfortunate failure) of any film. Art direction is one of the many jobs that play a pivotal role in getting something from the written word to the flickering images you see in your local multiplex every weekend
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The Role of Boards of Directors in Corporate Governance: A Conceptual Framework & Survey∗ Ren´e B. Adams‚† Benjamin E. Hermalin‚‡ and Michael S. Weisbach§ e April ‚ Abstract This paper is a survey of the literature on boards of directors‚ with an emphasis on research done subsequent to the Hermalin and Weisbach (2003) survey. The two questions most asked about boards are what determines their makeup and what determines their actions? These questions are fundamentally intertwined‚ which
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Board of Directors Apple’s Board of Directors (BOD) is composed of seven members. Out of the seven directors‚ six of them are males; Steve Jobs age 54‚ William Campbell age 69‚ Arthur Levinson Ph.D. age 60‚ Ronald Sugar age 61‚ Millard Drexler age 65‚ and former vice president Albert Gore Jr. age 62 and one is a female Andrea Jung age 51. The average age for the board is 60 years old. The members of the board bring into Apple a vast experience from retailing‚ governmental‚ engineering and technological
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1. Topic: Effective Board of Directors 2. Six Steps to Building an Effective Board By:Bruce R. Evans 3. Summary: The author Bruce R. Evans is a managing partner in Summit Partners’ Boston office. He has also been a member of more than 25 boards‚ which include 10 public company boards. He claims that when a Board is working effectively it is a big part of the company’s success. However‚ an ineffective board can be distracting and cause liabilities for the company. Through his experiences
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The Board of Directors at Staples is comprised of eleven members. “The eleven nominees include two directors who joined the Board within the last two years‚ four nominees that joined the Board within the last seven years and five nominees that have served on our Board at least 15 years” (Staples‚ Annual Report‚ 16). The eleven members are listed below. Next his or her name is how long they have been on the board. Under each name is a short biography of the member along with valuable contributions
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‘The director of a company owes a fiduciary duty to the company’. Do you agree with this statement? Introduction A company is a distinct legal entity created by statute. Companies have many of the same legal rights and obligations as do individuals. They can own and sell property‚ they can hold profits or acquire debts‚ they can enter into contracts and sue or be sued‚ and governments can tax them. Companies are advantageous primarily because they become legal entities that are separate and
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The Law of Directors Duties The law of Directors Duties stems from the systems of corporate governance in order to ensure that the persons occupying higher positions within the company will take good care of the company‚ as well as not act in a way that will create deficiency. There are 3 sources to the legal duties: the common law; the principles of equitable fiduciary duties; and the statutory duties stated under the Corporation Act section 180-183(Harris‚J.‚ 2008). The penalties of breach
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DIRECTORS PROFILE Tan Sri Dato’ Md Nor Yusof Chairman/Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Chairman/Non-Independent Non-Executive Director • Aged 64‚ Malaysian • Joined the Board on 27 June 2006 • Attended 8 out of 9 Board Meetings held in 2011 • Member of the Board Risk Committee Tan Sri Dato’ Md Nor graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from the University of Otago‚ New Zealand and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. Tan Sri Dato’ Md Nor has spent more than 18 years of his
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Lydia Butler Board of Directors Apple A. Board of Directors 1. William V. Campbell Chairman Intuit‚ Inc. (external) 1983 Tim Cook CEO Apple (internal) 2011 Millard S. Drexler Chairman and Chief Executive Officer J. Crew (external) 1999 Albert Gore‚ Jr. Former Vice President of the United States (external) 2003 Andrea Jung Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Avon Products‚ Inc. (external) 2008 Arthur D. Levinson‚ Ph.D. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Genentech
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Summary; the Board of Directors Board of director work as a bridge between management and shareholders‚ appointed by shareholders. Through this forum those who do not have opportunity to protect their right (minority shareholders‚ lenders‚ and society) can influence those who run the company. If the board is effective and responsible‚ quality of governance will be good‚ overall performance of the company will be increased and all the stakeholders will be happier and if the board is ineffective
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