plv 12.5c new line in the sand, page-3

He's a Non-Executive Director. That means he isn't working for the Company and doesn't have to go into the office every day.
Technology exists for people to attend meetings without being there, they can even be seen!
The way companies should work, is that management manages and the Board oversees them, they don't go hands on, they set direction and leave it up to management to implement.