Glossary

Independent director

A board member who has no material pecuniary relationship or transactions with the company, its promoters, management, or subsidiaries apart from director fees.

Source: The Evolution of Corporate Governance: A Comparative Study of the Cadbury Committee Report (1992), Sarbanes-Oxley Act (2002), and the Indian Corporate Governance Framework (Academic research) · p.18

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