Lead Independent Director. The Chairperson of the Board of Directors, or if the Chairperson is not an independent director, one of the independent directors, may be designated by the Board of Directors as lead independent director to serve until replaced by the Board of Directors (“Lead Independent Director”). The Lead Independent Director will: serve as chairperson of Board of Directors meetings in the absence of the Chairperson of the Board of Directors; establish the agenda for meetings of the independent directors; coordinate with the committee chairs regarding meeting agendas and informational requirements; preside over meetings of the independent directors; preside over any portions of meetings of the Board of Directors at which the evaluation or compensation of the Chief Executive Officer is presented or discussed; preside over any portions of meetings of the Board of Directors at which the performance of the Board of Directors is presented or discussed; and coordinate the activities of the other independent directors and perform such other duties as may be established or delegated by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors.
Lead Independent Director. The Board may, in its discretion, elect a lead independent director from among its members that are Independent Directors (as defined below) (such director, the “Lead Independent Director”). The Lead Independent Director shall preside at all meetings at which the Chairperson of the Board is not present and shall exercise such other powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned to him or her by the Board or as prescribed by these Bylaws. For purposes of these Bylaws, “Independent Director” has the meaning ascribed to such term under the rules of the exchange upon which the Corporation’s Class A Common Stock is primarily traded.
Lead Independent Director. Until the Principal Rights Termination Date, if the Chairman appointed by the Board is not an Independent Director, the Board shall designate, subject to consultation with and approval by the remaining Independent Directors, one of its members who qualifies as an Independent Director to serve as “Lead Independent Director.” If the Chairman appointed by the Board is an Independent Director, then such Chairman shall be deemed to be the “Lead Independent Director.” In addition to the responsibilities required of the Lead Independent Director by the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, the Lead Independent Director’s responsibilities shall include maintaining dialogue with the Principals, chairing executive sessions of the Board and engaging with the stockholders of the Corporation and the other stakeholders of the Corporation, as appropriate. The initial Lead Independent Director shall be Xxx Xxxxxxx.
Lead Independent Director. The Chairperson of the Board of Directors, or if the Chairperson is not an independent director, one of the independent directors, may be designated by the Board of Directors as lead independent director to serve until replaced by the Board of Directors (“Lead Independent Director”). The Lead Independent Director will preside over meetings of the independent directors and perform such other duties as may be established or delegated by the Board of Directors and perform such other duties as may be established or delegated by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors.
Lead Independent Director. Effective as of the Effective Time, Mx. Xxxxxxx X. Atwell (or another independent member of the Board, designated by the Corporation prior to the Effective Time) shall serve as the Lead Independent Director of the Board and of the Bank Board. From the Effective Time until the Chairman Succession Date, the Lead Independent Director of the Board and of the Bank Board shall be an independent director chosen from among the Continuing Webster Directors. From and after the Chairman Succession Date until the Expiration Date, the Lead Independent Director of the Board and of the Bank Board shall be an independent director chosen from among the Continuing Sterling Directors.
Lead Independent Director. SJW shall take all necessary action to cause, effective at the Effective Time, one of the Continuing CTWS Directors, as designated by CTWS, to be appointed as Lead Independent Director of the SJW Board. If such Lead Independent Director designee is not a member of the CTWS Board immediately prior to the Effective Time, CTWS shall choose one of the Continuing CTWS Directors to serve as the Lead Independent Director of the SJW Board. From and after the Effective Time until December 31, 2020, unless otherwise determined by the affirmative vote of at least 75% of the entire SJW Board, the Continuing CTWS Directors shall be delegated the authority to choose a Continuing CTWS Director to serve as the Lead Independent Director.
Lead Independent Director. If the Board of Directors has not made a determination that the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board is an independent director of the Corporation under applicable stock exchange rules and any applicable law, the Board of Directors shall appoint from among the directors with respect to whom the Board of Directors has made such an independence determination, a Lead Independent Director; provided that at any time from and after the Effective Time until the third anniversary thereof during which the Board of Directors has not made such a determination with respect to the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, the chairpersons of the Nominating and Governance Committee, Compensation Committee, Audit Committee and Finance Committee shall each be appointed, in succession, to serve as Lead Independent Director at every fourth meeting of the Board of Directors, from and after the conclusion of such meeting until the conclusion of the subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors. The Lead Independent Director shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors at which the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board is not present, including executive sessions of the independent directors, have the authority to call meetings of the independent directors, serve as liaison between the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board and the independent directors, and, if requested by a major shareholder, ensure that he or she is available for consultation and direct communication.
Lead Independent Director. From and after the Effective Time (as defined in Article 9) until the Expiration Date (as defined in Article 9), at any time at which the Chairman of the Board is not an independent director, the Board, by the vote of the majority of the full Board, shall designate a lead independent director from among the independent directors who are Continuing Columbia Directors (as defined in Article 9); provided that if there are no independent Continuing Columbia Directors who are willing to serve in such position, the lead independent director may be designated from among any of the independent directors. For purposes of this Section 2.14, “independent director” shall mean a director who is determined by the Board to be “independent” under the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq”) or other national securities exchange on which the Corporation’s common stock is, at the time of such determination, listed.”
Lead Independent Director. If the Board of Directors appoints as Chairman a director who is not an Independent Director, then at the same time as such appointment, the Board of Directors shall appoint an Independent Director to be the “Lead Independent Director”. The Lead Independent Director shall perform such duties and may exercise such powers as may from time to time be assigned by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors, and shall have the authority to sign such contracts, certificates and other instruments of the Corporation as may be authorized by the Board of Directors. The Lead Independent Director may be removed from his office as Lead Independent Director only with the affirmative vote of a majority of the Independent Directors and only for the following reasons: (1) gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Corporation, (2) breach of a fiduciary duty to the Corporation and its stockholders or (3) a determination by a majority of the Independent Directors that the Lead Independent Director is not fulfilling his or her responsibilities in a manner that is in the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders.
Lead Independent Director. The role, selection, responsibilities, powers and term of the Lead Independent Director shall be set forth in a Lead Independent Director Charter adopted by the Board, as amended from time to time.
