The general management of the company is assumed, under its responsibility, either by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or by another natural person appointed by the Board of Directors and bearing the title of Chief Executive Officer.
Under the conditions defined by the Articles of Association, the Board of Directors chooses between the two methods of exercising general management referred to in the first paragraph. Shareholders and third parties are informed of this choice under conditions defined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
When the general management of the company is assumed by the chairman of the board of directors, the provisions of this subsection relating to the chief executive officer apply to him.