# Update the business representative in the Dashboard

### Some Stripe accounts can remove and nominate a new Company Representative in the Stripe Dashboard. To do this, log in to [the Dashboard](https://dashboard.stripe.com/), go to Business details in Settings, and edit the current Company Representative's details. It's important to nominate a new Company Representative within seven days of removing the previous one, or payouts may be paused on the account.
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### **Remove a Company Representative in the Dashboard**
1. Log in to [the Dashboard](https://dashboard.stripe.com/).
1. Navigate to Settings (gear icon on the top right of the Dashboard), and scroll down to Business details:
1. The current Company Representative is listed as “account representative.”
1. Click **Edit** to edit that person. Their full verification details will pop up.
1. At the bottom of the page, click **x Remove as Account Representative**.
1. A popup will appear asking you to confirm and acknowledge that you must nominate a new representative within seven days or payouts will be paused.
1. Click **Remove as Representative**.
### **Nominate a new Company Representative through the Dashboard**
1. Log in to [the Dashboard](https://dashboard.stripe.com/).
1. Navigate to settings (gear icon on the top right of the Dashboard), scroll down to Business Settings, and select Business details.
1. The Management and Ownership section has a red box titled “Account representative needed”. By clicking the dropdown menu in this box, you will have the option to Add someone new or select an existing user as the account representative.
1. By selecting “Add someone new” you’ll be prompted to add a new representative’s information.
1. By selecting an existing person as your new representative, you'll be prompted to confirm your selection.
### **Important**
You must nominate a new Company Representative within seven days of removing the previous Company Representative or payouts may be paused on your account.
### **Transfer Email Ownership**
If you're the current Company Representative and are removing yourself from the account, transfer ‘email ownership’ at the same time you nominate a new Company Representative. Depending on your scenario, we recommend the following:
* If the new owner is already an administrator on the account: [Transfer ownership to an existing email on your account with admin privileges](/questions/transfer-account-ownership-to-an-existing-administrator).
* If the new owner is already a team member but not an administrator on the account: [Transfer ownership to an existing email on your account without admin privileges](/questions/transfer-account-ownership-to-an-existing-user-without-administrator-permissions).
* If the new owner does not yet have access to the account: [Invite a new email address to your account and transfer ownership](/questions/transfer-account-ownership-to-an-individual-who-does-not-yet-have-access-to-the-account).
If you've removed the Company Representative from your account but you don't have access to their email address to transfer email ownership, [contact Stripe Support](/contact).
### **Unable to remove a Company Representative**
If you can't remove a Company Representative:
* **Your email address may not have the access permissions to do so.** Only users who have “administrator” email privileges can do this. You can see your email address privileges on the [User Settings page in your Dashboard](https://dashboard.stripe.com/settings/user).
* **The Company Representative is not verified.** If the Company Representative is not verified, you should be able to edit their details instead of removing them.