独立董事又称外部董事或非执行董事,是指除了董事身份和董事会中的角色之外,不在上市公司担任其他任何职务,并与公司及其大股东之间不存在可能妨碍其独立作出客观判断的利益关系的董事。独立董事在北美国家称为外部董事,而在英国和英联邦国家则称为非执行董事。独立董事在我国还是一种 Independent directors, also referred to as external directors or non-executive directors, mean that they do not hold any other position in the listed company except for the role of the director and the role of the board of directors and the absence of any relationship with the company and its major shareholders may prevent them from making an independent judgment objectively The interests of the directors. Independent directors are called outside directors in North America, and non-executive directors in UK and Commonwealth countries. Independent directors in our country is still a kind