Included on the Board of Directors of Microsoft Are John

question 179

Multiple Choice

Included on the board of directors of Microsoft are John W.Stanton, the chairman of Trilogy Equity Partners, the executive president and chief financial officer of Gap, Inc.Teri L.List-Stoll, and the former vice chairman of Bank of America Charles H.Noski.These three board members do not have a direct management role with Microsoft and are therefore referred to as

• A)inside directors.
• B)outside directors.
• C)competitive directors.
• D)honorary directors.

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