But he proceeded without the backing of board members, including Warren Buffett.
We are delighted with the job he is doing for the company and he has the full backing of the board.
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With the backing of the board of directors and activist investor William Ackman, Johnson was supposed to have three years to execute that turnaround.
"In my early years, the backing of the board, and Sir Bobby Charlton in particular, gave me the confidence and time to build a football club, rather than just a football team, " Ferguson said.
It is government-appointed, and depends for its clout on the prime minister's backing and the Treasury Board's purse.
James Murdoch has received the unanimous backing of the BSkyB board to remain as chairman following the News of the World phone hacking scandal.
The Northern Ireland Industrial Development Board is backing the investment.
Together with the development, Active Global Support and field organizations, and with the backing of SAP Executive Board, we have intensified our focus on driving innovation and have created a framework to always be the first customer of our own solutions.
But the chief executive of Lloyds, Antonio Horta-Orsorio - with the full backing of Lloyds' board - is implacably opposed to selling "even one extra branch" on top of the 600 branches Lloyds is already being forced to sell, according to well-placed Lloyds sources.
At the firm's annual general meeting in June, Roy Bostock, its chairman, publicly gave the board's backing to Ms Bartz after she was criticised by shareholders.
Some have brought military men on board, hoping for army backing.
Rolls believes the decision to appoint Brabin has been fully vindicated, but says the U's board also deserve credit for backing their manager in the transfer market.
Yet two days before the Nov. 17 vote, after CSN considerably sweetened the pot, ISS split the baby, endorsing the Brazilian deal but supporting Esmark's board, which had union backing.
Gary Brabin was sacked as U's boss following disagreements over the club's playing budget but Ling says he is happy with the backing he has been promised by the board.
Helen Cocks, chair of the Gibbonsdown and Court Communities Partnership Board in Barry, is backing the changes, saying trying to get employers to mentor young people was "virtually impossible" with no big businesses in her immediate area.
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But nonprofit groups such as Common Cause and the Center for Democracy and Technology last year pressed for a direct election of at-large board members and, after winning the backing of the U.S. government, convinced ICANN to follow their advice.
CNN: Group overseeing Internet changes sets its election rules
Are you backing a company that has enough capital that it can get those developers on board, to develop the apps in a timely manner, in a way that is comparable to what is already available on other mobile platforms.
The local community board voted 29-1 to support the plan, and it has the backing of Michael Bloomberg, New York's mayor.
The decisions passed with unanimous votes from the board of the central bank, despite earlier reports that Mr Kuroda may not win the backing of his colleagues for the measures.
At Sunday's meeting, the board decided that people wanting to run who are not chosen by the nominating committee will have to submit backing from at least 2 percent of the voters in their region to qualify from the ballot.
CNN: Group overseeing Internet changes sets its election rules
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