Section 161 of Companies Act, 2013 gives the Board of Directors power to appoint a new Director, or through the approval of the shareholders in the general meeting. To appoint a Director, the AoA needs to contain a provision regarding authority of the same to the Board of Directors. An individual cannot be appointed as the Director if the resolution proposing the same was not passed by the company shareholders in the previous general meeting.
A Director is appointed in a Board Meeting or through the shareholders in a general meeting and has all the powers, limits and obligations like the other Director of the company including being counted in the maximum limit of Directors allowed to be appointed by a company.
Check whether the proposed appointee has a valid DIN number and Digital Signature.