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Lions Clubs International, is an international service organization, currently headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.As of January 2020, it had over 46,000 local clubs and more than 1.4 million members (including the youth wing Leo) in more than 200 countries and geographic areas around the world.
The powers, duties, and responsibilities of a board of directors are determined by government regulations (including the jurisdiction's corporate law) and the organization's own constitution and by-laws. These authorities may specify the number of members of the board, how they are to be chosen, and how often they are to meet.
Leo club members are addressed as "Leos." They conduct various projects in the fields of health care, elders, children, disabled people, literacy and education, and self-development. Leos can raise funds by conducting fund-raising projects. They can conduct projects with another Leo club, sponsoring Lions club, or with an outside organization.
Front office. Owner – Sheila Ford Hamp Vice chairpeople – William Clay Ford Jr., Martha Ford Morse, Elizabeth Ford Kontulis Team president/CEO – Rod Wood Executive vice president & general manager – Brad Holmes
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Directors' duties are a series of statutory, common law and equitable obligations owed primarily by members of the board of directors to the corporation that employs them. It is a central part of corporate law and corporate governance. Directors' duties are analogous to duties owed by trustees to beneficiaries, and by agents to principals.
A board of directors is exposed to a variety of legislated liabilities, fiduciary and other duties. Responsibilities include unpaid wages, unpaid taxes, environmental damage, etc. By subjecting directors to such liabilities and fiduciary, directors are forced to make decisions and establish policies in a way that minimizes risks.
A statue of Jones stands in front of the Lions Clubs International headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois. [6] There is a memorial to Melvin Jones, in the form of a fifty-foot spire, in his birthplace of Fort Thomas. [7] At Lions headquarters in Dhaka there is a mural and portrait of Melvin Jones by Bangladeshi sculptor Mrinal Haque.