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How do you get elected to the board of directors for a certain company?

For example i know to become a board member u must be a share holder and there are elections. But can anyone who is a shareholder become on the board, whether u own one share or onemillion shares. And is the elections sort of a ballor type thing!!! PLEASE HELP For example if I own one share of yahoo could i be in the running to become a board member!!

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1. To be on the board of directors you should be a capable manager in a similar industry, or a complimentary industry.
   
   
   
   You could run for a board seat at Yahoo! but unless you're a design engineer or have an MBA in finance, really, youre wasting your time.
2. Most directors are either promoted from within or are invited to join from outside and they are usually selected from big shareholders.