supervisory board

noun

A group of people chosen by the shareholders of a company to promote their interests through the governance of the company and to hire and supervise the executive directors and CEO.

Meanings

nounsupervisory board (plural supervisory boards)

plural supervisory boards

  1. A group of people chosen by the shareholders of a company to promote their interests through the governance of the company and to hire and supervise the executive directors and CEO.

Translations

Catalan consell de vigilància
  • consell de vigilànciagroup
Czech dozorčí rada
  • dozorčí radagroup
French conseil de surveillance
  • conseil de surveillancegroup
German Aufsichtsrat
  • Aufsichtsratgroup
Hungarian felügyelőbizottság
  • felügyelőbizottsággroup
Indonesian dewan pengawas
  • dewan pengawasgroup
Italian consiglio di vigilanza
  • consiglio di vigilanzagroup
Polish rada nadzorcza
  • rada nadzorczagroup
Spanish consejo de vigilancia, consejo de supervisión
  • consejo de vigilanciagroup
  • consejo de supervisióngroup
Turkish denetim kurulu
  • denetim kurulugroup
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APA

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Chicago

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