A clear distinction should be made between remuneration mechanisms for executive directors and non executive directors.

A unitary board is comprised of executive and non executive directors.

It is recognized that not all non executive directors can be considered independent directors.

Directors' and officers' responsibilities and liabilities in insolvency and pre insolvency cases

Executive Board membership composition and officers for 2005

The substantial increase in actions being brought against officers and directors for alleged breaches of various obligations points to an urgent need to create guidelines setting forth the responsibilities of officers and directors when a company approaches insolvency or becomes insolvent.

Where there might be issues that stakeholders might perceive as challenging the independence of non executive directors, companies should disclose why those issues are not significant and do not impinge on the governance role of the non executive directors.

18.1 ESCAP has four regional institutions, which are headed by Directors accountable to the Executive Secretary

The Board of Executive Directors of the Bank would adopt a process of free, prior and informed consultation.

The Narayan Murty Committee Report in India, for instance, makes a clear distinction between non executive and independent directors.

These factors would tend to support UNCITRAL in developing a framework of standards for directors and officers when a company approaches insolvency.

UNICEF has issued guidance to all divisions and field offices on the format and timeline for the preparation of all briefing notes for the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Directors.

The Fund is administered by IDB through its Donors' Council and Board of Executive Directors and the President of that Board.

In addition, 8.8 per cent of executive managerial positions were occupied by women 8.4 per cent of women were board directors.

In paragraph 332, the Board recommended that UNICEF achieve greater interchangeability among Deputy Executive Directors, in particular regarding the oversight of Divisions.

Owing to improvements in work and travel planning, the Deputy Executive Directors provide leadership and oversight for strategic issues with greater interchangeability.

Report of the Executive Committee on the evaluation of customs officers training and licensing system projects

Executive Committee report on the evaluation of customs officers training and licensing system projects (decision XIV 7)

As a general rule, codes have recommended, and in some cases stock exchange regulations require, that some board committees be substantially or exclusively staffed by non executive or outside directors, particularly independent directors, and especially with regard to the committee chairpersons.

Current executive directors typically do not have the authority to make commitments on their countries behalf, so their effort is often diverted to minutiae.

Those efforts were fully supported by the Executive Directors of the United Nations Environment Programme and UN Habitat and by the Government of Kenya.

C. Executive Committee report on the evaluation of customs officers training and licensing system projects (decision XIV 7)

The Executive Agency Maritime Administration has designated liaison officers and has notified the shipping companies and IMO accordingly.

In order to ensure the safety and security of offices away from Headquarters, the Department was liaising with the relevant directors general and executive secretaries.

A set of guidelines by which officers and directors should conduct themselves are essential for the meaningful use and application of the principles contained in the Legislative Guide.

The US (which has veto power) has now taken the stance that it will no longer approve the higher number of executive directors (24 at present).

For example, non executive directors who are employees of banks and other financial institutions with which the enterprise has a business relationship cannot be considered independent.

Interviews were conducted with executives from 204 parent companies headquartered in Singapore and 56 subsidiaries in Hong Kong (China) and China. At least 76 per cent of the respondents were chairmen, CEOs, managing directors, presidents and senior vice presidents, executive directors and general managers.

Directors' remuneration

Item 5 (c) Executive Committee report on the evaluation of customs officers training and licensing system projects (decision XIV 7)

The group took the view that the composition of the board should be disclosed, in particular the balance of executive and non executive directors and whether any of the non executives have any affiliations (direct or indirect) with the company.

In 2002, the percentage of women directors of all directors was approximately 26 .

Organization with a large Board of Directors (such as international labor unions, large corporations (with thousands of stock holders) or national and international organizations) commonly empanel executive committees.

Indictments have been issued against former and current cabinet ministers, members of parliament, judges, prosecutors, lawyers, police and customs officers, and other public officials, as well as directors of private companies.

Group training in the field or at Headquarters for United Nations information centre directors, national information officers, library assistants, administrative assistants and staff of information components of peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions

Palau's immigration officers, through attendance at seminars held by the International Organization for Migration, Pacific Island Forum, Pacific Immigration Directors Conference, and other organizations, are trained in detecting forged and fraudulent documents.

It was incumbent on programme directors and budget officers to present outputs in a way that made it possible to make a correct and impartial assessment when considering eliminating any of them.

In May 2005, the International Monetary Fund published a report summarizing the views of its Executive Board of Directors following consultations in Liberia regarding the country's economic development and policies.

Similarly, for the boards of subsidiary companies, it is not uncommon for non executive directors to be employees of the parent firm or some other subsidiary related to the parent firm.

According to the Agency's 2003 Census of Women Board of Directors and Executive Managers, 43 per cent of managerial and professional positions in the top 200 companies were occupied by women.

National Directors, Units 12 155.

The Executive Secretary provides advice and support to the President and the Bureau of the COP and the COP MOP, and to other presiding officers.

There were five female chief executive officers in Australia, and 3.2 per cent of women working in the top 200 companies occupied highest title positions.

Invite those Member States that have not yet set up regional offices for the Boycott of Israel in their countries, to do so and to designate directors for such offices as well as their liaison officers.

Furthermore, it implies that 319 directors and only 17 women directors earn more income, which indicates that men have better economic security, because they are more numerous at the positions of directors.