Secretaries, one or more Assistant Treasurers, a Controller, and such other officers and assistant officers as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
Section 2. Qualifications.Any two or more offices may be held by the same person, provided that no person may act in more than one capacity where action of two or more officers is required. It shall not be necessary for the officers to be directors. The Board of Directors may secure the fidelity of any or all of the officers by bond or otherwise, as provided for by this Article V.
Section 3. Election and Term of Office.The officers of the Corporation shall be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors at its annual meeting, but the Board of Directors may elect or appoint officers or fill any vacancies among the officers at any other meeting. Subject to earlier termination of office as herein provided, each officer shall hold office for one year and until his or her successor shall have been duly elected or appointed and qualified.
Section 4. Resignations.Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, or to the Chairman, or to the President, or to the Secretary, of the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect when it is communicated unless it specifies in writing a later effective time.
Section 5. Removal of Officers.Any officer or agent of the Corporation may be removed with or without cause by the Board of Directors, the appointing officer or any other officer if authorized by these Bylaws or the Board of Directors, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the persons so removed. Election or appointment of an officer or agent shall not of itself create contract rights.
Section 6. Vacancies.The Board of Directors shall have the power to fill any vacancies in any office occurring for whatever reason.
Section 7. The Chairman of the Board of Directors.Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the business and operations of the Corporation, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall serve as Chairman of the Executive Committee, subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors. He or she shall, if present, preside as Chairman at all meetings of the shareholders and of the directors. He or she shall be, ex officio, a member of all standing committees of the Board of Directors except the Audit, Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees. The Chairman shall be authorized to sign, execute, and acknowledge, in the name of the Corporation, deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, and other instruments authorized by the Board of Directors, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation. He or she shall have such other powers and perform such further duties as may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors.
Section 8. The President.Unless the Board of Directors has determined that the President shall serve as the chief executive officer of the Corporation with general supervision over the business and operations of the Corporation (subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors), the President shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and shall be authorized to sign, execute, and acknowledge, in the name of the Corporation, deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, and other instruments authorized by the Board of Directors, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation; and in general, he or she shall perform duties incident to the office of President, and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors or by the Chairman. If the President is serving as a director, then during the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board, he or she shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders or the Board of Directors.
Section 9. The Vice Presidents.Each Vice President shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as may be assigned to him or her by the senior officers of the Corporation or by the Board of Directors. The Board
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