{"id":546,"date":"2012-10-29T09:11:15","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T07:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/?p=546"},"modified":"2016-10-25T16:43:09","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T14:43:09","slug":"does-a-member-of-the-board-of-directors-need-to-be-a-shareholder-in-the-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/does-a-member-of-the-board-of-directors-need-to-be-a-shareholder-in-the-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Does a member of the board of directors need to be a shareholder in the company?"},"content":{"rendered":"

So does a member of the board of directors need to be a shareholder in the company?<\/h2>\n

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\nNo, since the small reform of the laws governing stocks and shares was put into effect on January 1st<\/sup>, 2008, it is no longer necessary for members of the board of a Swiss public limited company (AG) to be stockholders in said business. This change is especially welcome when it comes to administrative considerations in firms where a sole owner controls 100% of the shares. However, from a corporate governance standpoint, the change is a little more problematic for\u00a0publicly\u00a0traded companies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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