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Wed 12 Dec 2008We need directors who'll lift their snouts and squeal
Brian Lenihan can redecorate the board room with new faces but until he gets rid of the old ones, the place will stink, writes Sarah Carey.
NON-EXECUTIVE directors are like bidets - they're in all the best places, but no one's quite sure what they're for. It's an old joke but let's face it, bidets are still unused porcelain - shiny, pristine and pretentious. They do have one use, though. They give the impression to guests that the owners have aspirations to cleanliness.
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