Stockholders of the Dearborn Automotive Group are voting on five new candidates to take an empty seat on the company's board of directors. The board of directors is currently made up of the company founder's two sons, one of the company's former marketing vice presidents, and a chief operating officer who has been with the company since its inception. Based on twenty-first century research and trends, the best person to fill the seat is

A) a retired former president and CEO of Dearborn Automotive.
B) Dearborn's vice president of product development.
C) the creator of the most successful advertising campaign in Deaborn's history.
D) the granddaughter of Dearborn Automotive's founder.
E) the vice president of product development for a software company.


E) the vice president of product development for a software company.
Explanation: The trend in recent years has been toward reducing the number of insiders and increasing the number of outsiders. Boards made up of strong, independent outsiders are more likely to provide different information and perspectives and to prevent big mistakes.

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