81.   Ironically, it was Costello himself who asked Gossage to join the board shortly after he was named chairman and chief executive last May.

82.   It has invited KKR founding partner Henry Kravis to join its board, but said Kravis is unsure.

83.   Its members joined the boards of hospitals, the Woodruff Arts Center, the American Cancer Society and Leadership Atlanta, to name a few.

84.   John Doerr and Joe Lacob, general partners at Kleiner, joined the board of eLance.com, which is based in Sunnyvale, Calif.

85.   Judging by the Directorship survey, directors join boards for a variety of reasons.

86.   Last year Elson joined the board of Nuevo Energy, an oil company.

87.   Last year, Thompson made an major investment in PCI and joined its board.

88.   Lippuner will step down in April and join the board of directors.

89.   Luczo and Greg Kerfoot, chief strategic officer of Seagate Software, will join the board of Veritas.

90.   Meeks said he joined the board for several reasons.