The board of supervisors is the supervisory body of the company and cannot represent the company externally. The legal representative represents the interests of the enterprise as a legal person and exercises the rights of the legal person according to the will of the legal person.
The legal representative is responsible for organizing and leading the production and business activities within the enterprise; Representing enterprises abroad, fully handling all civil activities, and the legal representative shall be determined by the articles of association.
For a simple example, when signing a contract, you can only sign the name of the legal representative, not the name of the supervisor.
Supervisor:
(Supervisor) is a member of the company's permanent supervision organization, also known as "supervisor", and is responsible for supervising the company's financial situation, the performance of duties by the company's senior management, and other supervisory duties stipulated in the company's articles of association. In China, the supervisory organization composed of supervisors is called the board of supervisors, which is the necessary statutory supervisory organization of the company.
Supervisors are usually composed of shareholder representatives and employee representatives, and may not concurrently serve as directors or managers.
Enterprise legal person:
Refers to the social and economic organizations that meet the legal conditions such as the amount of funds, enterprise name, articles of association, organization and residence. According to the national laws, it can independently bear civil liability, and it has been approved and registered by the competent authority (industrial and commercial department) to obtain legal person status.