이사의 감시의무와 그 적용범위 — 대법원 2017다222368 판결을 중심으로 —

Abstract

According to the Commercial Act, directors are divided into inside directors, outside directors, and other non-executive directors. A representative director is appointed from among these directors to represent the company and carry out business. Accordingly, the representative director has the duty to supervise the execution of all directors, and the inside director generally has the same monitoring duty as the representative director. However, in the case of non-executive directors (outside directors and other non-executive directors), conventional wisdom and precedents recognize the general and active monitoring duty, but the content is somewhat limited compared to inside directors. On the other hand, although it is discussed along with the director's duty to monitor, it is difficult to find a case where the responsibility of the director is actually recognized is the duty to establish an internal control system. Accordingly, in this paper, the problems of the current legal system were identified and reasonable improvement measures were sought by examining the main contents of the case and related issues. In order for a director to properly fulfill the monitoring duty, he/she must have accurate information on the company's business details, etc. Sometimes, it is necessary to read and investigate various books and documents of corporation to understand the relevant contents. However, unlike inside directors, non-executive directors, who attend only when the board of directors are held and participate in resolutions by receiving only information about the proposed agenda, cannot actually take these measures. Therefore, it is necessary to supplement the system that can effectively enhance the supervisory duties of directors. In particular, in the case of non-executive directors, it should be understood only to the extent of fulfilling the duty of monitoring whether the directors in charge of business as members of the board of directors properly establish and manage such a system, rather than the establishment and management of the internal control system. In addition, the introduction and operation of the compliance officer system under the Commercial Act is a clear duty of the board of directors. Therefore, if this is violated, the directors, who are the members, must be held responsible for the violation of their duty of care.