company secretary
An officer of a company whose role will vary according to the nature of the company but will generally be concerned with the administrative duties imposed upon the company by the Companies Act (e.g. delivering documents to Companies House). Under the Companies Act 2006 (s 271) every public company is required to have a company secretary who must be qualified to act as such. A private company is not required to have a company secretary (Companies Act 2006 s 270). |