Legal analysis: A joint stock limited company is not necessarily a listed company. A joint stock limited company refers to an enterprise established by raising capital or funds by issuing and subscribing shares, and a listed company refers to a joint stock limited company whose publicly issued shares are listed and traded on the stock exchange with the approval of the securities administration department authorized by the State Council or the State Council.
Legal basis: Article 13 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the legal representative of the company shall be the chairman, executive director or manager as stipulated in the articles of association, and shall be registered according to law. Where the legal representative of the company changes, it shall go through the registration of change.