The Board of Directors of a Public Stock Company Consists

question 60

Multiple Choice

The board of directors of a public stock company consists of

• A) managers appointed by the owners of a company to run its day-to-day operations.
• B) individuals who formally represent the firm's shareholders and oversee the work of executives.
• C) the legal owners of a publicly traded company that was purchased in a leveraged buyout.
• D) employees of a company who belong to the senior management and directly report to the CEO of the firm.

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