A director must not take personal advantage of the company's opportunities and allow their personal interests to conflict with those of the company nor misapply the company's assets.
A company director can be appointed during company formation and at any time thereafter.
A Private Company must have a minimum of two directors and can have up to fifteen. If needed, the company can exceed this limit by appointing additional directors through a special resolution, which demands support from over 75% of the voting shareholders.
Disqualifications of Directors He is insolvent. He is in the process of declaring insolvency and his application is pending. He has been convicted by a court of any offence (whether or not involving moral turpitude) and has been imprisoned for at least six months.
(1) Where no provision is made in the articles of a company for the appointment of the first director, the subscribers to the memorandum who are individuals shall be deemed to be the first directors of the company until the directors are duly appointed and in case of a One Person Company an individual being member ...
Who can be a company director? Any individual above 21 years can be appointed as a director. However, an artificial person, such as a corporation, company, firm, association or entity, cannot be appointed as a director.
Conditions for Appointment of a Managing Director The maximum tenure for the appointment of a managing director is five years at a time. The managing director must submit the identity proof and address proof to the company for such an appointment. Re-appointment of a managing director can be done for another term.
Section 149(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 requires that every company shall have a minimum number of 3 directors in the case of a public company, two directors in the case of a private company, and one director in the case of a One Person Company. A company can appoint maximum 15 fifteen directors.
The law prohibits company directors from improperly backdating their resignation or leaving their company with no directors. From 18 February 2021, if you resign as director, you or the company need to notify ASIC within 28 days of resignation.
For an ordinary resolution to be passed at the meeting to appoint a director, or directors, such resolution must be supported by more than 50% of the shareholders who are eligible to vote at the meeting.