ARTICLE 4
OFFICERS
Section 4.1. Number, Qualifications and Designation. The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, one or more Vice Presidents (including executive or Senior Vice Presidents), a Secretary and a Treasurer, and such other officers as may be elected or appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.1 or Section 4.3 of this Article. One person may hold more than one office. Officers may but need not be directors or shareholders of the Corporation. The President and Secretary shall be natural persons of full age; the Treasurer, however, may be a company, but if a natural person, shall be of full age.
Section 4.2. Election and Term of Office. The officers of the Corporation, except those elected by delegated authority pursuant to Section 4.3 of this Article, shall be elected annually by the Board, and each such officer shall hold office until the next annual organization meeting of the Board and until a successor shall have been duly chosen and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, or removal.
Section 4.3. Other and Subordinate Officers, Committees and Agents. The Board may from time to time appoint such other officers and appoint such committees, employees or other agents as the business of the Corporation may require, including an executive Chairman of the Board and one or more deputy or vice-chairmen, a chief executive officer, a chief operating officer, one or more assistant secretaries, and one or more assistant treasurers, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these Bylaws, or as the Board may from time to time determine. The Board may delegate to any officer or committee the power to appoint subordinate officers and to retain or appoint employees or other agents, or committees thereof, and to prescribe the authority and duties of such subordinate officers, committees, employees or other agents.
Section 4.4. Resignations. Any officer or agent may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board, or to the President or the Secretary. Any such resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of such notice or at any later time specified therein and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 4.5. Removal. Any officer, committee, employee or other agent of the Corporation may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board or other authority which elected or appointed such officer, committee or other agent. Election or appointment of an officer or employee or other agent shall not of itself create contract rights.
Section 4.6. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or any other cause, shall be filled by the Board or by the officer or committee to which the power to fill such office has been delegated pursuant to Section 4.3 of this Article, as the case may be, and if the office is one for which these Bylaws prescribe a term, shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term.
Section 4.7. General Powers. All officers of the Corporation as between themselves and the Corporation, shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the Corporation as may be provided by or pursuant to resolutions or orders of the Board, or in the absence of controlling provisions in the resolutions or orders of the Board, as may be determined by or pursuant to these Bylaws.
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