(a) Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, and subject to subsection (c) of this section, each director of a mutual benefit enterprise shall be an individual who is a member of the enterprise 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 mutual benefit enterprise.
(c) If the organic rules provide for nonmember directors, the number of nonmember directors may not exceed:
(1) one if there are two through four directors;
(2) two if there are five through eight directors; or
(3) one-third of the total number of directors if there are at least nine directors.
(d) The organic rules may provide qualifications for directors in addition to those in this section.