Chairman of the meeting of Board of Directors

Dear Krushna,

I think the Chairman of the Board of Directors should be from the Board members only. Secton 175 of the Companies Act, 1956 contains the provision for election of chairman among the members present in General meeting but Chairman of the Board should be from the Board members only. 

Views are solicited.

Regards

Jatin Jain

Can a person to be appointed as a director be appointed as a pro chairman till his appointment in that meeting?

However he shall step down at the time of pasing the resolution for his appointment.

Dear Krushna,

As I said earlier, only a Board member can become the Chairman of the Board. Now, according to your query, it seems that the proposed person is still not a director, he is going to be appointed. Than how he can be chairman?