Legal analysis: appointed by the shareholders' meeting, depending on the company's articles of association. If the company does not have a board of directors, the shareholders' meeting shall be convened and presided over by the executive director. If the board of directors or the executive director is unable to perform or fails to perform the duties of convening the shareholders' meeting, it shall be convened and presided over by the board of supervisors or the supervisors of the company without the board of supervisors. If the Board of Supervisors or supervisors do not convene and preside over the meeting, shareholders representing voting rights above110 may convene and preside over the meeting by themselves. An executive director, who himself participates in the operation of an enterprise as a director, is also called an active director, and refers to a director who is appointed to hold a specific position in the board of directors and has professional responsibility for that position. The chairman refers to the top leader of the company, who leads the board of directors. The chairman is also one of the directors, elected by the board of directors, and leads the company's direction and strategy on behalf of the board of directors. The chairman of the board of directors is the top manager of the company or institution, the highest representative of the company's interests, and leads the shareholders' meeting.
Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Company Law.
Article 36 The shareholders' meeting of a limited liability company shall be composed of all shareholders. The shareholders' meeting is the authority of the company and exercises its functions and powers in accordance with this Law.
Article 37 The general meeting of shareholders elects and replaces directors and supervisors who are not employee representatives, and decides on the remuneration of directors and supervisors.
Article 40 Where a limited liability company does not have a board of directors, the shareholders' meeting shall be convened and presided over by the executive director.
Article 53 Supervise the performance of directors and senior management personnel in the company's duties, and put forward suggestions for the removal of directors and senior management personnel who violate laws, administrative regulations, articles of association or resolutions of the shareholders' meeting.