(a) Each regional development center shall have an executive director who shall serve at the pleasure of the board and who shall be subject to appointment and removal by a majority vote of the members of the board. The executive director shall perform such duties as assigned by the board.

(b) Each regional development center board shall require performance standards for measurement of the activities of the regional development center. The board shall conduct an annual performance review of the executive director of the regional development center measured by standards developed by the board.