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Commercial Act — Article 408-5 (Representative Executive Directors)

상법 제408조의5

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2018-12-19. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-10) — check the Korean original.

(1) Where at least two executive directors have been appointed, a representative executive director who is to represent the company with executive directors shall be appointed by a resolution of the board of directors: Provided, That where there is one executive director, he/she shall be the representative executive director.

(2) With respect to a representative executive director, the provisions concerning the representative director of a stock company shall apply mutatis mutandis, unless otherwise provided for in this Act.

(3) The provisions of Article 395 shall apply mutatis mutandis to a company with executive directors.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 10600, Apr. 14, 2011]

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