The Limited Power for Shareholders to Appoint and Dismiss Management Board Members in Dutch Listed Companies - European Company Law View The Limited Power for Shareholders to Appoint and Dismiss Management Board Members in Dutch Listed Companies by - European Company Law The Limited Power for Shareholders to Appoint and Dismiss Management Board Members in Dutch Listed Companies 17 2

Dutch listed companies make frequent and varied use of oligarchic clauses for the appointment and dismissal of management board members. As a result, shareholders in Dutch listed companies are often not free to nominate and appoint their own candidates for the management board. This contribution analyses the use and trends of these so-called oligarchic clauses by listed companies incorporated under Dutch law.    

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