Rules of Business Practice for the 2010–2015 USP Board of Trustees

10. Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer (EVP–CEO)

10.01 Responsibilities & Authority of EVP–CEO

The EVP–CEO shall be hired by the Board, as provided in Article IV, Section 2 of the Bylaws. The EVP–CEO shall have the responsibilities, duties and authority set forth in Article IV, Section 11 of the Bylaws. The Board may enter into a contractual agreement with the EVP–CEO providing for such additional responsibilities, duties and authority and other terms and conditions of employment as the parties may agree, providing they are consistent with the Bylaws.

As provided in Article IV, Section 11 of the Bylaws, the EVP–CEO's designee shall serve as Secretary to the Board and the Convention. The Secretary shall act under the direction of the EVP–CEO.

10.02 Absence

In the event of an unanticipated absence of the EVP–CEO, responsibility for his/her functions shall be assumed in accordance with the interim succession plan for the EVP–CEO approved by the 2005–2010 Board in September 2007. The interim successor shall retain such functions until the EVP–CEO re-assumes his or her responsibilities or until the selection of a new EVP–CEO, as determined by the Board.