In dealings with third parties, the Company is represented by a Chairman appointed in accordance with the conditions set out in the Articles of Association. The Chairman is vested with the broadest powers to act in all circumstances on behalf of the company within the limits of the corporate purpose.
In dealings with third parties, the company is bound even by acts of the Chairman that do not fall within the corporate purpose, unless it proves that the third party knew that the act exceeded that purpose or could not have been unaware of it in view of the circumstances, it being excluded that the mere publication of the Articles of Association is sufficient to constitute such proof.
The Articles of Association may lay down the conditions under which one or more persons other than the Chairman, bearing the title of Chief Executive Officer or Deputy Chief Executive Officer, may exercise the powers conferred on the latter by this article.
Provisions of the Articles of Association limiting the powers of the Chairman are unenforceable against third parties.