chosen from the Board; a President; one or more Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents and Assistant Vice Presidents; a General Counsel; and one or more Assistant Secretaries, one or more Assistant Treasurers, and/or a Controller. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or theseBy-Laws, the same person may hold two or more offices and more than one person may hold the same office (including, but not limited to,co-Chief Executive Officers,co-Chairmen and/orco-Presidents). If the same office is concurrently held by more than one person, the persons holding such office shall jointly and severally have the authority, responsibilities and duties prescribed in theseBy-Laws for such office, as such may be further defined and allocated by the Board. All officers chosen by the Board shall each have such powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the specific provisions of this Article IV and direction of the Board.
The Chief Executive Officer, the Secretary, the Treasurer and any other officers of the corporation shall be elected by the Board. Each such officer shall hold office until his successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.
Any officer may be removed, with or without cause, at any time by the Board or by such other officer delegated the authority to remove such officer by a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole Board of Directors, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the corporation.
A vacancy in any office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as provided in theseBy-Laws for election or appointment to such office.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Section 2. The Chief Executive Officer shall have general charge and management of the affairs, property and business of the corporation, subject to direction of the Board and the provisions of theseBy-Laws. The Chief Executive Officer or in his absence such other individual as the Board may select, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders.
The Chief Executive Officer shall perform all duties assigned to him in theseBy-Laws and such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF OTHER OFFICERS
Section 3. The Chairman appointed pursuant to this Article IV, if any, shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board. He shall also preside at meetings of the Board and in his absence the Board shall appoint one of their number to preside.
Section 4. Each Vice Chairman, if any, shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 5. The President, if any, shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 6. Each Executive Vice President shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.
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