Officers, Titles, Elections, Terms. (a) The Board may from time to time elect a Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, one or more Executive Vice Presidents, one or more Senior Vice Presidents, one or more Vice Presidents, a Chief Financial Officer, a Controller, a Treasurer, a Secretary and a General Counsel, each to serve at the pleasure of the Board or otherwise as shall be specified by the Board at the time of such election and until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, incapacity, retirement, resignation or removal from office in accordance with these By-laws or applicable law or pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. (b) The Board may elect or appoint at any time such other officers or agents with such duties as it may deem necessary or desirable. Such other officers or agents shall serve at the pleasure of the Board or otherwise as shall be specified by the Board at the time of such election or appointment and, in the case of such other officers, until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, incapacity, retirement, resignation or removal from office in accordance with these By-laws or applicable law or pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. Each such officer or agent shall have such authority and shall perform such duties as may be provided herein or as the Board may prescribe. The Board may from time to time authorize any officer or agent to appoint and remove any other such officer or agent and to prescribe such person's authority and duties. (c) Any two or more offices may be held simultaneously by the same person, except as otherwise may be required by applicable law. (d) Any vacancy in any office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board. Each officer elected or appointed during the year shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the Board at which officers are regularly elected or appointed and until his or her successor is elected or appointed and qualified or until his or her earlier death, incapacity, retirement, resignation or removal from office in accordance with these By-laws or applicable law or pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. (e) Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board. (f) Any officer may resign from office at any time. Such resignation shall be made in writing and given to the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, or, if no time is specified, at the time of its receipt by the Corporation. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective, unless expressly so provided in the resignation.
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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Northeast Utilities System), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Consolidated Edison Inc)
Officers, Titles, Elections, Terms. (a) The Board may from time to time elect a Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, one or more Executive Vice Presidents, one or more Senior Vice Presidents, one or more Vice Presidents, a Chief Financial Officer, a Controller, a Treasurer, a Secretary and a General Counsel, each to serve at the pleasure of the Board or otherwise as shall be specified by the Board at the time of such election and until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, incapacity, retirement, resignation or removal from office in accordance with these By-laws or any applicable law or pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) The Board may elect or appoint at any time such other officers or agents with such duties as it may deem necessary or desirable. Such other officers or agents shall serve at the pleasure of the Board or otherwise as shall be specified by the Board at the time of such election or appointment and, in the case of such other officers, until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, incapacity, retirement, resignation or removal from office in accordance with these By-laws or any applicable law or pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. Each such officer or agent shall have such authority and shall perform such duties as may be provided herein or as the Board may prescribe. The Board may from time to time authorize any officer or agent to appoint and remove any other such officer or agent and to prescribe such person's authority and duties.
(c) Any two or more offices may be held simultaneously by the same person, except as otherwise may be required by applicable law.
(d) Any vacancy in any office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board. Each officer elected or appointed during the year shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the Board at which officers are regularly elected or appointed and until his or her successor is elected or appointed and qualified or until his or her earlier death, incapacity, retirement, resignation or removal from office in accordance with these By-laws or any applicable law or pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(e) Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board.
(f) Any officer may resign from office at any time. Such resignation shall be made in writing and given to the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, or, if no time is specified, at the time of its receipt by the Corporation. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective, unless expressly so provided in the resignation.
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Officers, Titles, Elections, Terms. (a) The Board may from time to time elect a Chairman of the BoardChairman, a Vice Chairman of the BoardChairman, Chief Executive Officer, a President, one or more Executive Vice Presidents, one or more Senior Vice Presidents, one or more Vice Presidents, a Chief Financial Officer, a Controller, a Treasurer, a Secretary and Secretary, a General Counsel, each one or more Assistant Controllers, one or more Assistant Treasurers, one or more Assistant Secretaries, and one or more Associate or Assistant General Counsels, to serve at the pleasure of the Board or otherwise as shall be specified by the Board at the time of such election and until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, incapacity, retirement, resignation or removal from office in accordance with these By-laws or applicable law or pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdictionremoval.
(b) The Board may elect or appoint at any time such other officers or agents with such duties as it may deem necessary or desirable. Such other officers or agents shall serve at the pleasure of the Board or otherwise as shall be specified by the Board at the time of such election or appointment and, in the case of such other officers, until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, incapacity, retirement, resignation or removal from office in accordance with these By-laws or applicable law or pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdictionremoval. Each such officer or agent shall have such authority and shall perform such duties as may be provided herein or as the Board may prescribe. The Board may from time to time authorize any officer or agent to appoint and remove any other such officer or agent and to prescribe such person's authority and duties.
(c) Any two or more offices No person may be held simultaneously by elected or appointed an officer who is not a citizen of the same person, except as otherwise may be required United States of America if such election or appointment is prohibited by applicable lawlaw or regulation.
(d) Any vacancy in any office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board. Each officer elected or appointed during the year shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the Board at which officers are regularly elected or appointed and until his or her successor is elected or appointed and qualified or until his or her earlier death, incapacity, retirement, resignation or removal from office in accordance with these By-laws or applicable law or pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdictionremoval.
(e) Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board.
(f) Any officer may resign from office at any time. Such resignation shall be made in writing and given to the Chief Executive Officer President or the Secretary. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, or, if no time is specified, at the time of its receipt by the Corporation. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective, unless expressly so provided in the resignation.
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Samples: Annual Report
Officers, Titles, Elections, Terms. (a) The Subject to Section 3.03 of these By-laws, the Board may from time to time elect a Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer, a President, Group President(s), a Chief Financial Officer, one or more Executive Vice Presidents, one or more Senior Vice Presidents, one or more Vice Presidents, a Chief Financial Officer, a Controller, a Treasurer, a Secretary and a General Counsel, each to serve at the pleasure of the Board or otherwise as shall be specified by the Board at the time of such election and until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, incapacity, retirement, resignation or removal from office in accordance with these By-laws or applicable law or pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) The Board may elect or appoint at any time such other officers or agents with such duties as it may deem necessary or desirable. Such other officers or agents shall serve at the pleasure of the Board or otherwise as shall be specified by the Board at the time of such election or appointment and, in the case of such other officers, until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, incapacity, retirement, resignation or removal from office in accordance with these By-laws or applicable law or pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. Each such officer or agent shall have such authority and shall perform such duties as may be provided herein or as the Board may prescribe. The Board may from time to time authorize any officer or agent to appoint and remove any other such officer or agent and to prescribe such person's authority and duties.
(c) Any two or more offices may be held simultaneously by the same person, except as otherwise may be expressly required by applicable law.
(d) Any Subject to Section 3.03 of these By-laws, any vacancy in any office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board. Each officer elected or appointed during the year shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the Board at which officers are regularly elected or appointed and until his or her successor is elected or appointed and qualified or until his or her earlier death, incapacity, retirement, resignation or removal from office in accordance with these By-laws or applicable law or pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(e) Any Subject to Section 3.03 of these By-laws, any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board.
(f) Any officer may resign from office at any time. Such resignation shall be made in writing and given to the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, or, if no time is specified, at the time of its receipt by the Corporation. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective, unless expressly so provided in the resignation.
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