(a) The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico, and may be removed from his/her office by the Governor, at his/her discretion, with or without just cause. The compensation of the Executive Director shall be fixed by the Governor. The Executive Director shall have a college degree in at least one of the following professional fields: engineering, finance, economics, law, science, and/or planning and public administration. He/she shall also have at least five (5) years of experience in energy-related fields.(b) The Executive Director and the members of his/her family unit, as defined in §§ 1854 et seq. of Title 3, known as the 'Government Ethics Act of 2011', shall not have direct or indirect interest in, nor contractual relations with PREPA and/or certified electric power companies in Puerto Rico, or entities within or without Puerto Rico, affiliated to or interested in PREPA or in said companies. History —May 27, 2014, No. 57, § 3.2.
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