English term (edited): company secretary (here)

company secretary [Br.]
[Geschäftsleitungsmitglied mit rechtlicher Überwachungsfunktion];
http://www.dict.cc/englisch-deutsch/company secretary.html;
company secretary
Die Limited benötigt einen "company secretary". Diese vom Gesetz vorgeschriebene Position hat keinerlei Entsprechung im deutschen Recht. Der company secretary hat in der Praxis in erster Linie die Verantwortung für formelle Aufgaben, wie zum Beispiel die Unterzeichnung des Berichts der Direktoren im Jahresabschluss, die Vorbereitung und Unterzeichnung des "annual return", die Vervollständigung und Unterzeichnung diverser Formulare des Gesellschaftsregisters, die Erstellung der verschiedenen gesetzlich vorgeschriebenen Listen sowie die Überwachung der Einhaltung ordnungsgemäßer Verfahren bei der Versammlung der Direktoren und der Gesellschafter.

Auch wenn diese Aufgaben bei kleinen Gesellschaften relativ wenig Zeit in Anspruch nehmen, sollte man damit jemanden betrauen, der sich mit diesen Pflichten nach englischem Recht auskennt. Denn ein Verstoß gegen die formellen Pflichten zieht schnell Sanktionen nach sich;
http://www.dihk.de/index.html?/inhalt/themen/rechtundfairpla...
A company secretary is responsible for ensuring the compliance of their organisation in relation to financial and legal practices, as well as issues of corporate governance. Although they are not strictly required to provide legal advice, company secretaries must have a thorough understanding of the laws which affect their areas of work. They act as a point of communication between the board of directors and company shareholders, reporting in a timely and accurate manner on company procedures and developments.

Both public and private limited companies must employ, by law, a company secretary and therefore such positions can be found in all sectors.

» Typical work activities
A company secretary's role covers a wide variety of functions and is partly dependent on the company for which they work. Typical work activities include:

organising, preparing agendas for, and taking minutes of board meetings and annual general meetings (AGMs);
maintaining statutory books, including registers of members, directors and secretaries;
dealing with correspondence, collating information and writing reports, ensuring decisions made are communicated to the relevant company stakeholders;
contributing to meeting discussions, as and when required, and advising members of the legal, governance, accounting and tax implications of proposed policies;
monitoring changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment, and taking appropriate action;
liaising with external regulators and advisers, such as lawyers and auditors;
taking responsibility for the health and safety of employees and managing insurance and property issues;
developing and overseeing the systems that ensure the company complies with all applicable codes, as well as its legal and statutory requirements.
Companies House, the official Government register of UK companies, provides a useful overview of the general role of a company secretary.

The work of a company secretary in a registered company may be more specialised than in a smaller private company. For example, the liaison role between management and shareholders, and compliance, may make up a major part of their work. This could include:

maintaining the register of shareholders and monitoring changes in share ownership of the company;
paying dividends and managing share option schemes;
taking a role in share issues, mergers and takeovers.
In small businesses, other duties commonly undertaken by company secretaries include:

monitoring the administration of the company's pension scheme;
overseeing and renewing insurance cover for employees, equipment and premises;
engaging in contractual agreements with suppliers and customers;
managing office space and property and dealing with personnel administration;
overseeing public relations and aspects of financial management;
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company secretary
Die Limited benötigt einen "company secretary". Diese vom Gesetz vorgeschriebene Position hat keinerlei Entsprechung im deutschen Recht. Der company secretary hat in der Praxis in erster Linie die Verantwortung für formelle Aufgaben, wie zum Beispiel die Unterzeichnung des Berichts der Direktoren im Jahresabschluss, die Vorbereitung und Unterzeichnung des "annual return", die Vervollständigung und Unterzeichnung diverser Formulare des Gesellschaftsregisters, die Erstellung der verschiedenen gesetzlich vorgeschriebenen Listen sowie die Überwachung der Einhaltung ordnungsgemäßer Verfahren bei der Versammlung der Direktoren und der Gesellschafter;
http://dict.leo.org/forum/viewUnsolvedquery.php?idThread=870...
There is a special rule about company secretary in the UK http://companieshouseonline.com/content/view/46/54/1/4/ . Despite differences in the name of the organisations - it is the same for all publicly traded companies. The secretary (or each joint secretary) of a public limited company must also be a person who appears to the directors to have the necessary knowledge and ability to fulfil the functions and who:

held the office of secretary or assistant or deputy secretary on 22 December 1980; or
for at least three of the five years before their appointment, held the office of secretary of a non-private company; or is a barrister, advocate or solicitor called or admitted in any part of the United Kingdom; or
is a person who, by virtue of his or her previous experience or membership of another body, appears to the directors to be capable of discharging the functions of secretary; or
is a member of any of the following bodies:
the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales;
the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland;
the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland;
the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators;
the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants;
the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (formally known as the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants); or
the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.
Many Corporate Secretaries of North American public companies are lawyers and some serve as their corporation's General Counsel. But while a legal background is quite helpful in performing the role of Corporate Secretary, it is not essential. In fact, at times, having a Corporate Secretary who also provides legal advice creates interesting questions as to whether particular communications made to management are legal advice - which may be subject to the attorney-client privilege - or general corporate/business advice, which is not. Thus, the "dual hat" Corporate Secretary/lawyer must always be careful to distinguish (and, as Corporate Secretary, record) which "hat" is being worn, and whether it is legal or managerial advice that is being given to directors and management.[1];
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_secretary;





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Note added at 18 Stunden (2008-07-19 12:08:43 GMT)
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Gesellschaftssekretär (Company Secretary) & Stellvertretender Gesellschaftssekretär; Wie das Amt des Secretary to the Company widergegeben werden kann, ist in Kudoz schon erläutert worden.
First bedeutet hier stellvertretend - siehe Wörterbuch und Suchmaschine. Meistens so verwendet bei politischen Ämtern, seltener in der Wirtschaft;
"Bradwell Limited wurde zum 14. November 2003 durch die Bank of Ireland Securities Services Limited als Gesellschaftssekretär abgelöst.\" de.ishares.net/pdf/eetf_jahresbericht_2004.pdf

\"The Company Secretary changed from Bradwell Limited
to Bank of Ireland Securities Services Limited.\"
moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/ articles/200312190800064610T.html;
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_german/management/71327...