Can exectutive officers hold a board meeting without notifying rest of board of directors

[Guest Steve]

The board I am on has 7 members. The president has asked for a meeting of only the 4 executive officers. Di I have the right to show up at the meeting.

[Weldon Merritt]

2 minutes ago, Guest Steve said:

The board I am on has 7 members. The president has asked for a meeting of only the 4 executive officers. Di I have the right to show up at the meeting.

It depends. If the meeting is called as a board meeting, then all board members have a right to attend, and all board members must be notified. If they are not, the meeting is invalid.

If the bylaws provide for a separate executive committee consisting of only the four "executive officers," then only members of the executive committee have a right to be notified and to attend.

Finally, if this gathering is not called as an official meeting, but just an informal get-together, the president may invite whomever he pleases and exclude anyone else. But any such informal gathering cannot be considered and official meeting, and no valid action can be taken at the gathering. 

[Steve McFarland]

Nothing in the bylaws about executive committee. Thanks for the response

[Weldon Merritt]

Just now, Steve McFarland said:

Nothing in the bylaws about executive committee. Thanks for the response

Then ignore the second paragraph of my original response. The first and third paragraphs still apply.