论我国建立独立董事制度的几个法律问题

引入独立董事制度,完善公司治理结构,已成为目前公司法研讨的热点问题。将肇始于英美国家的这项制度引入国内,绝不只是简单的制度移植,更不意味着公司只须聘请若干专家以作其“门面和装潢”,以提升公司之层次,它涉及的是独立董事与公司法的整体契合问题。在这方面,我国深沪交易所各自草拟了具有导向作用的“治理指引”和“上市规则”,证监会也发布了《关于在上市公司建立独立董事制度的指导意见》。但其中关于独立董事的选任、独立董事“独立性”的维持、独立董事的权责、薪酬等方面,还有不尽细致、完整之处。故而,借鉴国外的成熟经验,完善我国这一制度,应属当务之急。

On Several Legal Issues of the Establishment of Independent Director In China

It attaches great importance to introduce Independent Director mechanism for the purpose of improving corporate governance.. But the independent directors should not be deemed as the decoration of the companies, and the system itself should be considered and weighed together with the Corporation Law as a whole. Nowadays, the Shanghai and Shenzhen Securities Exchanges have promulgated the drafts of "Guideline of Corporate Governance" and "Listing Rules" separately, which especially set some provisions for Independent Directors. Besides these, much more topics should be taken into account seriously, such as the substantive and procedural matter concerning the appointment, maintenance of Independence, rights and obligation, compensation of Independent Directors.