empowered, another officer of the Corporation. Any two (2) offices may be held by one person, provided that no person holding more than one office may sign, in more than one capacity, any certificate or other instrument required by law to be signed by two (2) officers. Each officer shall hold office until such person’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such person’s earlier death, disqualification, resignation or removal. The Board or another empowered officer, if any, may determine to leave any office vacant. The President, if any, and each of the officers comprising at least two-thirds (2/3) of the officers of the Company, must be a Citizen of the United States.
8.2. Removal. Notwithstanding the provisions of any employment agreement, any officer of the Corporation may be removed at any time (i) by the Board of Directors, with or without cause, and (ii) by any other officer of the Corporation upon whom the Board of Directors has expressly conferred the authority to remove another officer, in such case on the terms and subject to the conditions upon which such authority was conferred upon such officer. Any such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officers, if any, with the Corporation, but the election of an officer shall not in and of itself create contractual rights.
8.3. The Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for implementing all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall supervise the daily operations of the Corporation’s business and shall, in the absence of the Chair, preside at meetings of the Board (if also a director) and of the stockholders. If the Chief Executive Officer is absent (or, for purposes of Board meetings, is not on the Board), another person designated by the Chair or the Board shall preside at meetings of the Board and the meeting of stockholders.
8.4. The President. The President, if any, shall report to the Chief Executive Officer (or may be the Chief Executive Officer) and the Board and shall perform such duties as may be requested from time to time by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the By-laws. In the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer, the President, if one is appointed, shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Executive Officer, and shall perform such other duties as the Board shall prescribe.
8.5. The Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer, if any, shall be the Corporation’s principal financial officer and shall manage the Corporation’s financial affairs and direct the activities of any Treasurer and other officers responsible for the Corporation’s financial affairs. The Chief Financial Officer may sign, execute and deliver in the name of the Corporation contracts, bonds and other obligations, shall be responsible for all of the Corporation’s internal and external financial reporting and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the By-laws.
8.6. The Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall have general custody of all funds and securities of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or the By-laws.
8.7. The Controller. The Controller, if any, shall assist the Chief Financial Officer as directed in accounting, financial reporting, bookkeeping and accounting procedures and perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or the By-laws.
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