11.   The board appointed special committees to provide greater oversight of critical agency functions and, at least for the next several months, will hold regular monthly board meetings.

12.   The board has appointed an outside financial adviser, reportedly Lazard Brothers of London, to study the deal on its behalf.

13.   The board will appoint five new, independent directors.

14.   The company added that its board had appointed a special committee of outside directors to investigate the circumstances of the loss.

15.   The board appointed Ms. Dorchak as chief and Wolfgang R. Schmitt, former chief of Rubbermaid, as chairman.

16.   The board appointed vice chairman John J. Shields to chair the special committee, which also includes outside directors J.P. Luc Beaubien and William M. Kinch.

17.   The board immediately appointed David Driscoll, longtime deputy education commissioner and a former Melrose schools superintendent, as interim chief.

18.   The company said its board had appointed a special committee of outside directors to investigate the circumstances of the loss.

19.   The national NAACP board will appoint a panel to review the allegations against Alcorn, who may request a full hearing.

20.   The Solon, Ohio-based lender said its board appointed a committee made up of outside directors to investigate.