Rules of Business Practice for the 2005–2010 USP Board of Trustees

13. Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer (EVP–CEO)

13.01 Responsibilities and Authority of EVP-CEO

1. The EVP–CEO shall serve at the will of the Board, as provided in Chapter VI, Section 16 of the Bylaws. The EVP–CEO shall have the responsibilities, duties and authority set forth in Chapter III of the Bylaws. The EVP–CEO shall perform such additional duties as may be requested by the Board from time to time consistent with the provisions of Chapter III.
2. Pursuant to Chapter VI, Section 7 of the Bylaws, the EVP–CEO or his or her designee is authorized to execute on behalf of the Convention contracts and agreements of an ordinary or routine managerial nature occurring in the usual or regular course of business.
3. As provided in Chapter IV, Section 1 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.

13.02 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 reviewed by the Compensation and Continuity Committee pursuant to in Section 11.02(e) above and approved by the Board. The interim successor shall retain such functions until the EVP/CEO re–assumes his/her responsibilities or selection of a new EVP/CEO, as determined by the Board.