A director can be removed without their consent under certain conditions, usually, governed by a company's bylaws, shareholders' agreements, and local jurisdiction. Here are common methods for director removal: Shareholder Vote - In many jurisdictions, directors can be removed by a majority vote of the shareholders.
Unless there is a special provision in the company's Articles of Association a director cannot be removed from office by the Board of Directors, and only the shareholders can remove a director. The Articles may provide a procedure for this; otherwise the statutory procedure must be used.
Special notice is however required. On receipt of notice of an intended resolution to remove a Director, the company must send a copy of the notice to the Director concerned. The Director is entitled to be heard on the resolution at the meeting and it may be contested.
Shareholder Vote - In many jurisdictions, directors can be removed by a majority vote of the shareholders. If the company's bylaws allow, shareholders can call a meeting and vote to remove the director, even if they do not consent.
The statutory procedure allows any director to be removed by ordinary resolution of the shareholders in general meetings (i.e., the holders of more than 50% of the voting shares must agree). This right of removal by the shareholders cannot be excluded by the Articles or by any agreement.
In some cases, this may be due to misconduct, gross negligence or dereliction of the director's duties. Additionally, a director may be removed if they are bankrupt, convicted of a serious offence or deemed unfit to continue in their role.
How is a director removed in a proprietary company? A proprietary company may by resolution of the members remove a director from office and may by resolution appoint another person as a director instead (s 203C, Corporations Act). This is a replaceable rule and a propriety limited company may have other requirements.
Subject to the constitution, a director may be removed from office before the end of his or her term of office by ordinary resolution (Section 206, CA 2016). 2. A resolution to remove a director under CA 2016 cannot be passed as a written resolution, even if it is presented by the Board of any private company members.
In some cases, this may be due to misconduct, gross negligence or dereliction of the director's duties. Additionally, a director may be removed if they are bankrupt, convicted of a serious offence or deemed unfit to continue in their role.
In many companies, the power to remove a director from office is granted to the board of directors or to most of the shareholders under the company's articles of association. For these companies, removing a director will require the board or most of the shareholders to serve written notice on the director in question.