"For a longtime independent director, it took me a long time to learn to think independently," he said.

He has been a longtime director of the tournament until retiring from that position in 2012.

Bill was a longtime Director and steadfast supporter of our company.

He pledged to follow the recommendations, even if that means asking some longtime directors to leave the board.

Some longtime preschool directors say they have seen a sharp rise since the 1970's in the number of children with behavioral problems.

Harold Butterworth was a longtime director for the club (1936-1956).

He essentially forced out the longtime directors of the program and assumed creative leadership himself.

He is the longtime director of the center, which has been working with Western scientists to convert the complex into a biomedical manufacturing site.

The longtime director, David Brown, died of complications suffered in a car accident.

It is awkward, though not unusual, for a longtime director to be considered for the chief executive post, the person said.