dummy shareholder
A shareholder who owns stock in name only for the benefit of the true owner, whose identity is usu. concealed.
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shareholder
shareholder. One who owns or holds a share or shares in a company, esp. a corporation. — Also termed shareowner; (in a corporation) stockholder. [Cases: Corporations 170. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 305, 308–309, 312, 314, 317.] controlling shareholder. A shareholder who is in a position to influence the corporation’s activities because the shareholder either owns a
director
director (di-rek-t[schwa]r). 1. One who manages, guides, or orders; a chief administrator. 2. A person appointed or elected to sit on a board that manages the affairs of a corporation or other organization by electing and exercising control over its officers. — Also termed trustee. See BOARD OF DIRECTORS . Cf. OFFICER(1). affiliated director. See