Nominee Directors: Who They Are and What They Do
In corporate governance, a nominee director is a person who is nominated to the board of directors by the shareholders of a company, rather than being elected by the other directors. The role of a nominee director is to represent the interests of the shareholders who have nominated them, and they are usually chosen because they have expertise or experience in a particular area that is relevant to the company. In some cases, nominee directors may also be appointed by the court. Register of Nominee Directors includes the record of the nominee director and particulars of these nominators under the Singapore Companies Act, Cap 50 (CA). In short, a nominee director is either a person chosen and obliged, on account of someone else, to act in a given manner, i.e., in accordance with someone else’s instruction, guidelines, or wishes. Requirements of incorporated Companies Under the Companies Act The business mustContinue Reading