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Becoming a member of a board of directors requires a combination of relevant experience, a nomination and election process, and adherence to the organization's governance policies. Networking and demonstrating expertise in relevant areas can also enhance one's chances of being considered for a board position.
In general, the role of the board is to provide high-level oversight of corporate activities and performance, while some individual board members may take on more involved or activist roles. Directors' actions can have a critical impact on a company's profitability.
Board members are added—and removed—by a vote. For publicly traded companies, shareholders vote for directors, typically during the annual stockholders' meeting.
If your business is a corporation, then you are required by law to have a board of directors. Depending on your particular corporate structure and your state, one or two directors may be all that's legally required.
Information about members of a company's current board of directors can be found in standard directory resources such as PitchBook, or S&P Capital IQ (see access details). S&P Capital IQ also includes prior board members and the ability to screen for board members by title, board job function or committee assignment.
Board members are added—and removed—by a vote. For publicly traded companies, shareholders vote for directors, typically during the annual stockholders' meeting.
Typically, you'll have to follow these basic steps when adding a new board member: Hold a meeting of the board of directors. Draft a resolution to add a member. Make sure you have a quorum (the minimum number of directors who must be present to hold an official vote, which should be specified in your bylaws)
You can include additional directors by amending the articles of incorporation and acknowledging respective edicts and processes in the corporate bylaws. Typically, the shareholders in a corporation need to achieve a majority vote in favor of adding the corporate director.
Although "board of directors" is capitalized when it is used as a formal title before someone's name, it is not typically capitalized when it is used alone or as a general term.
The Chicago Manual of Style recommends always capitalizing Board of Directors, regardless of how it is being used. They note that this is the most common practice in business and legal writing.
