District governors have the option whether to utilize the position of region chairman during his/her term. If not utilized, the position will remain vacant during the governor’s term.
It is advisable to make every effort to find past zone chairmen for this position. It is rather difficult to give advice to zone chairmen if you have never been one yourself. Region chairmen must be a member of a club in their region.
The region chairman is chosen for outstanding leadership ability. The region chairman is not an honorary officer but a Lion officer of first importance. Though many region chairmen do not become governors, each should be qualified by personality and ability for the governor’s job.
The region chairman must:
· Be an active member in good standing in the region.
· Have served or will have served, at the time of taking office as region chairman, as president of a Lions club for a full term or major portion thereof, and a member of the board of directors of a Lions club for no less than two additional years.
The duties of the region chairman are:
· Further the purposes of this association.
· Supervise the activities of the zone chairmen in his/her region and such district committee chairman as may be assigned by the district governor.
· Play an active role in organizing new clubs and in strengthening weak clubs.
· Perform such other functions and acts as may be required by the International Board of Directors through a region chairman manual and other directives.