The Secretary-General belongs to the executives of listed companies, and generally participates in decision-making as a company executive and assumes corresponding responsibilities. ?
The latest provisions of the qualification examination for the secretary of the board of directors In June 2009, the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange respectively issued relevant management measures to implement the qualification management and elimination system for the secretary of the board of directors and securities affairs representatives of listed companies.
These Measures shall come into force as of 201010/.
The Measures for the Administration of the Qualification of the Secretary of the Board of Directors of Listed Companies promulgated by Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Measures for the Administration of the Qualification of the Secretary of the Board of Directors and the Representative of Securities Affairs of Listed Companies promulgated by Shenzhen Stock Exchange require that the secretary of the board of directors or the representative of securities affairs employed by listed companies should pass the qualification examination and obtain the qualification certificate of the secretary of the board of directors issued by the Exchange.
The secretary of the board of directors is nominated by the chairman and can be dismissed after being appointed by the board of directors. A director of a company may concurrently serve as the secretary of the company's board of directors, but a person who concurrently serves as the director and the secretary of the company's board of directors shall not serve in a dual capacity if an act needs to be performed by the director and the secretary respectively.
A certified public accountant of an accounting firm hired by the company and a lawyer of a law firm shall not concurrently serve as the secretary of the board of directors of the company.