Qualifications of directors.

Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, and subject to subsection (c) of this section, each director of a limited cooperative association shall be an individual who is a member of the association or an individual who is designated by a member that is not an individual for purposes of qualifying and serving as a director. Initial directors need not be members. Unless the organic rules otherwise provide, a director may be an officer or employee of the limited cooperative association. If the organic rules provide for nonmember directors, the number of nonmember directors shall not exceed: One, if there are 2 through 4 directors; Two, if there are 5 through 8 directors; or One-third of the total number of directors if there are at least 9 directors. The organic rules may provide qualifications for directors in addition to those in this section.