Zuckerberg is currently both the chief executive of Facebook as well as chairman of its board of directors.
扎克伯格如今既是Facebook的首席執(zhí)行官,也是其董事會主席。

The shareholders calling for him to step down as chairman say doing so would help him focus on running the company.
股東們表示要求他辭去董事長職務(wù)是因為這樣做將有助于他專注于經(jīng)營公司。

The issue will be decided via a vote on Proposal 6 of its proxy statement: “Stockholder Proposal Regarding an Independent Chair.” The Council of Institutional Investors, which supports a vote for Mark Zuckerberg to step down as chairman, argues:
這個問題將通過對于代理權(quán)的6號提案投票得到解決,即“關(guān)于獨(dú)立主席的股東提案?!睓C(jī)構(gòu)投資者理事會支持馬克扎克伯格辭去董事會職務(wù),他辯稱:

Having an independent chair helps the board carry out its primary duty — to monitor the management of the company on behalf of its shareowners.
擁有一個獨(dú)立的主席可以幫助董事會履行其主要職責(zé) - 代表其股東監(jiān)督公司的管理。

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A CEO who also serves as chair can exert excessive influence on the board and its agenda, weakening the board’s oversight of management.
同時擔(dān)任主席的首席執(zhí)行官可能對董事會及其議程施加過多影響,削弱董事會對管理層的監(jiān)督。

Separating the chair and CEO positions reduces this conflict, and an independent chair provides the clearest separation of power between the CEO and the rest of the board.
將主席和首席執(zhí)行官職位分開可以減少這種沖突,獨(dú)立主席可以使首席執(zhí)行官和董事會其他成員之間建立最明確的權(quán)力分離。

However, though a vote will take place today at the company’s annual general meeting, it’s virtually impossible that it will pass. That’s because Mark Zuckerberg holds 60% of the voting power of shareholders all by himself. However, as the BBC notes, if the majority of third-party shareholders do vote for the motion, it could give Zuckerberg something to think about.
然而,雖然今天將在公司的年度股東大會上進(jìn)行投票,但它幾乎很難通過。因為馬克扎克伯格獨(dú)自持有股東60%的投票權(quán)。然而,正如英國廣播公司指出的那樣,如果大多數(shù)第三方股東確實(shí)投票支持該議案,那么可能會促使扎克伯格對認(rèn)真思考這項提案。

This isn’t the first time people have wanted Zuck to step down from his dual roles. In recent weeks both digital rights groups and investor groups have called for the Facebook CEO to cede his role as chairman.
這不是人們第一次希望Zuck退出雙重角色。最近幾周,數(shù)字版權(quán)組織和投資者團(tuán)體都要求Facebook首席執(zhí)行官放棄他的主席職位。

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翻譯:進(jìn)擊的Meredith