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Interlocking Directorate
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Interlocking directorate
Describes cross-memberships of directors on each other's company Board of Directors.
Interlocking Directorates
A situation or state in which one person is a member of the board of directors in more than one publicly-traded company. This creates the possibility of a conflict of interest; indeed, interlocking directorates are illegal when two companies are competitors.
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end interlocking directorships at Citigroup is part of our continuing effort to assure that our corporate governance reflects best practices," Weill said at the time.
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