Section 44.81.031 - Officers and employees(a) The board shall employ a president. The president may not be a member of the board and serves at the pleasure of the board. The president is the chief executive officer of the bank.(b) The board shall appoint those officers of the bank that are provided for in the bank's bylaws and as the board determines to be necessary for the effective operations of the bank. An executive, operating, administrative, or other salaried officer of the bank may not be a member of the board.(c) The president may hire employees of the bank as may be determined necessary for the efficient performance of the functions of the bank. The board shall approve the compensation of the employees. Employees of the bank are not employees of the state and are not considered to be employees of a public organization for the purposes of AS 39.35.