Board of Directors of Netscape Communications Corporation

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The Board of Directors of Netscape Communications Corporation was the governing body responsible for overseeing the company’s strategic direction, major corporate decisions, and executive leadership during its operation as a pioneering web browser and internet software firm.

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instanceOf corporate board
governing body
appointedBy shareholders of Netscape Communications Corporation
associatedWithProduct Netscape Communicator NERFINISHED
Netscape Navigator NERFINISHED
chairperson James L. Barksdale NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolvedAsDistinctEntity after integration into AOL structures
field web browser software
governs Netscape Communications Corporation NERFINISHED
industry internet industry
software industry
legalFormOfParent Delaware corporation
locatedIn Mountain View, California NERFINISHED
Silicon Valley
member Barry Schuler NERFINISHED
James H. Clark NERFINISHED
James L. Barksdale NERFINISHED
John C. Malone NERFINISHED
John Doerr NERFINISHED
Marc Andreessen NERFINISHED
Peter Fenton NERFINISHED
Peter L. Currie NERFINISHED
Stephen M. Case NERFINISHED
William V. Campbell NERFINISHED
operatedDuring 1990s
early 2000s
oversawCompetitionWith Microsoft Internet Explorer NERFINISHED
oversawEvent Netscape IPO of August 9, 1995
Netscape initial public offering
acquisition of Netscape by America Online in 1998
sale of Netscape to AOL
oversawResponseTo United States v. Microsoft antitrust context
oversawTransition from independent company to AOL subsidiary
from private company to public company
parentOrganization Netscape Communications Corporation NERFINISHED
responsibility appointing the chief executive officer of Netscape
approving annual budgets and financial plans
approving major acquisitions and mergers
corporate governance
setting overall corporate strategy
role fiduciary duty to shareholders
oversight of executive leadership
oversight of major corporate decisions
oversight of strategic direction

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Chief Executive Officer of Netscape Communications Corporation reportsTo Board of Directors of Netscape Communications Corporation