Corporate Governance · glossary
The Independent Director who leads the board. He sets the agenda with the company secretary, runs each meeting and leads the yearly evaluation. He has no casting vote, and for urgent business he may call a meeting on 48 hours' notice, or less if delay would harm the company. Definition: Chair · Charter §1.3 · Charter §4.2 · Chapter 1 · Chapter 6
Explained in Chapter 1, What a Board Is For, of Corporate Governance.
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the Independent Director appointed by the Board to chair it or, for a meeting or an item the Chair does not attend, or on which the Chair may not vote under paragraph 5.3 or 8.3, the Independent Director whom the directors present choose to chair it.Read the definition in the document →
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