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According to the Companies Act, only an individual can be appointed as a member of the board of directors. Usually, the appointment of directors is done by shareholders. A company, association, a legal firm with an artificial legal personality cannot be appointed as a director.
Any person willing to be appointed by a director, and permitted by law to do so can be appointed by ordinary resolution of a general meeting or by resolution of the directors.
Most commonly, directors are appointed by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting (AGM), or in extreme circumstances, at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM). A resolution for the appointment is put to a vote, and passed if a majority of shares are voted in favour.
All decisions in a private limited company can be dealt with by written resolution, with the exception of the removal of a director or the removal of an auditor. Public limited companies (PLCs) are not permitted to use the written resolution procedure.
Officers are appointed by the board of directors to run the day-to-day operations of the corporation.
Corporate resolutions are required whenever the board of directors makes a major decision. The resolution acts as a written record of the decision and is stored with other business documents. These board resolutions are binding on the company.
All eligible directors must either sign copies of the written resolution, or otherwise agree to it in writing. A sole director will usually make decisions by written resolution.
According to the Companies Act, only an individual can be appointed as a member of the board of directors. Usually, the appointment of directors is done by shareholders. A company, association, a legal firm with an artificial legal personality cannot be appointed as a director. It has to be a real person.
A company can appoint maximum 15 fifteen directors. A company may appoint more than fifteen directors after passing a special resolution in general meeting and approval of Central Government is not required. A period of one year has been provided to enable the companies to comply with this requirement.
Most commonly, directors are appointed by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting (AGM), or in extreme circumstances, at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM). A resolution for the appointment is put to a vote, and passed if a majority of shares are voted in favour.