(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, each corporation must have a board of directors.

(b) All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the corporation managed under the direction of, its board of directors, subject to any limitation set forth in the articles of incorporation.

(c) A close corporation may dispense with or limit the authority of a board of directors by describing in its articles of incorporation who will perform some or all of the duties of a board of directors, pursuant to section 20.09 of this title. (Added 1993, No. 85, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.)