Many chief executive officers (CEOs), directors of public companies and capital market operators (CMOs) are worried by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s new directives on independent non-executive directors (INED) and directors of boards.
The SEC had, on a June 19 circular, noted that a chief executive officer or executive director who steps down after 10 or 12 consecutive years cannot be appointed as chairman until the expiration of a three-year ‘cool off period.’
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