Qualifications of directors

(a) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, and subject to subsection (c) of this section, each director of a limited cooperative association shall be an individual who is a member of the association or an individual who is designated by a member that is not an individual for purposes of qualifying and serving as a director. Initial directors need not be members. (b) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, a director may be an officer or employee of the limited cooperative association. (c) If the organic rules provide for nonmember directors, the number of nonmember directors shall not exceed: (1) One, if there are 2 through 4 directors; (2) Two, if there are 5 through 8 directors; or (3) One-third of the total number of directors if there are at least 9 directors. (d) The organic rules may provide qualifications for directors in addition to those in this section.