at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in a resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it, but no such committee shall have such power or authority in reference to (i) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by the Delaware General Corporation Law to be submitted to stockholders for approval or (ii) adopting, amending or repealing any bylaw of the Corporation.
Section 2.13. Committee Rules. Unless the Board of Directors otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to Article II of these Bylaws.
ARTICLE III
OFFICERS
Section 3.1. Generally. The officers of the Corporation shall be a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Secretary, and a Chief Financial Officer. The Corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, and such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3 of these Bylaws. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.
Section 3.2. Election of Officers. The officers of the Corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3 or Section 3.5 of these Bylaws, shall be appointed by the Board of Directors.
Section 3.3. Subordinate Officers. The Board of Directors may appoint, or may empower the Chief Executive Officer or the President to appoint, such other officers as the business of the Corporation may require, 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 of Directors may from time to time determine.
Section 3.4. Removal and Resignation of Officers. Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board or, except in case of an officer chosen by the Board of Directors, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board of Directors.
Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice. Unless otherwise specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Any resignation or removal shall be without prejudice to the rights, if any, of any party under any contract to which the officer is a party.
Section 3.5. Vacancies in Offices. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed in these Bylaws for regular appointments to that office.
Section 3.6. Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and the officers of the Corporation. In the absence of the Chairman of the Board or if there is none, the Chief Executive Officer, if such officer is a director, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors. He or she shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of the Chief Executive Officer of a corporation, and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or these Bylaws.
Section 3.7. President. Subject to the supervision of the Chief Executive Officer, the President shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision, direction and control of the business and the officers of the Corporation. He or she shall have power to sign all stock certificates of the Corporation. He or she shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of president of a corporation, and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, these Bylaws, or the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 3.8. Vice President. In the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer and the President, the Vice Presidents, if any, in order of their rank as fixed by the Board of Directors or, if not ranked, a Vice President designated by the Board of Directors, shall perform all the duties of the President and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the President. The Vice Presidents shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them respectively by the Board of Directors, these Bylaws, or the President.
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