What are the Officers of a corporation?
A corporation will have the officers described in its bylaws or appointed by the board of directors in accordance with the bylaws. Officers normally include a president, vice-president, secretary, and a treasurer. The corporation’s officers hold the authority and perform the duties set forth in the bylaws or, to the extent consistent with the bylaws, those set forth by the board of directors or an officer authorized by the board of directors to prescribe the duties of other officers. One of the officers is normally designated responsible for preparing minutes of board of directors’ meetings and shareholders’ meetings and for authenticating the corporation’s records. Most states allow the same person to simultaneously hold more than one office in a corporation.
