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BOARD BASICS

A LOOK AT CORPORATE BOARDS, BY THE NUMBERS   

Average board size (all boards): 9.2 members

Average board size (S&P 500 companies): 10.9

Largest board: 31 members

Smallest board: 3 members

Independent outsiders (all boards): 66%

Independent outsiders (S&P 500): 72%

Average tenure on board (S&P 500): 8.4 years

Average age of directors (all boards): 58.9 years

Average age of directors (S&P 500): 59.9 years

Average age of directors (male): 59.5 years

Average age of directors (female): 54.7 years

Pct of directors who are men (all boards): 90%

Pct of directors who are women (all boards): 10%

Pct of directors who are men (S&P 500): 87%

Pct of directors who are women (S&P 500): 13%

Number of directors (all boards): 14,091 NUMBER OF DIRECTORS WHO SERVE ON

1 board: 9,369

2 boards: 2,834

3 boards: 1,121

4 boards: 492

5 boards: 162

6 boards: 65

7 boards: 29

8 boards: 12

9 boards: 7 Note: "All boards" refers to those at companies tracked by the Corporate Library, about 1,700 of the largest U.S. public companies. Source: The Corporate Library

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