Question juridique clé
Whether the 7 May 2003 appointment of five new foundation board members was valid
Solution extraite
The appointments were null because, under the statutes, a majority of existing board members had to act jointly, and the remaining suspended board members still existed as members.
Motifs extraits
Suspension and loss of signing authority did not extinguish office. Since two suspended members still counted as board members, Alexander von Senger could not appoint replacements alone; the act was only a sham resolution and nullity had to be declared ex officio.