Alexandoy
VIP Contributor
My first job was with a commercial bank that is owned by a family. The ownership of a corporation is represented by the stocks or also called shares of stocks. You can become a part owner if you have shares of stocks. When the corporation is a member of the stock exchange center then you can buy their stocks from there.
A family corporation usually owns at least 51% of the stocks. The controlling group of a corporation is called the board of directors. A maximum 15 directors are voted by the shareholders in the annual election. The directors choose the chairman among them. You can guess that a family corporation would have the family members and relatives in the board to assure them of the control. The board chairman appoints the executive officers starting from the president down to the vice presidents. This goes to show that nepotism is not an issue in a family corporation.
A family corporation usually owns at least 51% of the stocks. The controlling group of a corporation is called the board of directors. A maximum 15 directors are voted by the shareholders in the annual election. The directors choose the chairman among them. You can guess that a family corporation would have the family members and relatives in the board to assure them of the control. The board chairman appoints the executive officers starting from the president down to the vice presidents. This goes to show that nepotism is not an issue in a family corporation.