About GAFM
Board of Presidents and Advisory Counsellors
The Presidential Governors (BOPG) 2001-12
The Board of Governors is the most senior non-executive, corporate body, with ultimate responsibility for the strategy and the management of the organization. It works in conjunction with the management committee, composed of staff members who manage their respective divisions and chapters.
AAFM ® Board of Standards and Experts
AAFM ® Global Board of Standards and Advisory: Global Certification Standards and Quality Assurance
•Professor Dr. Roberto J. Santillán Salgado - Graduate Finance Programs at EGADE-ITESM, Monterrey Campus - Founder AAFM ® Latin & South America
•Prof. Dr. George S Mentz, JD, MBA, CWM® – AAFM CEO Global Board of Standards – Lic. Counselor of Law, Doctor Jurisprudence, and Notary Public*** - United States
•Dr. Ciro Martinez II, PhD, JD, LLM, MBA, CWM, MFP, CEC – Hon. Academic Standards - AAFM Law Certification Program www.llmprogram.org
•Carl Thong, MBA, CWM ®, MFP – AAFM ® Asia (President of Asia Standards and Accreditation) - Founder AAFM ® Asia Singapore and China Chapter & Training
•Dr. Ishaq Shafiq – PhD, MFP, ChE – AAFM ® Global Advisor – USA and ACCE Economists – Quantum Consultants USA. Royal Society of Fellows Alliance - Africa, USA, Arabia
•Dr. Cornell Collins, PhD, MPM, CIPM, BCSH, CPM, CHt. – Bahamas, India and Canada – Global Advisor AAFM® and AAPM® - India, Canada, Bahamas, West Indies
What does the Board of Presidents do?
The Board of Presidential Governors is the most senior non-corporate academic standards and certification accreditation council for certification standards globally, with ultimate responsibility for approving or signing off the strategy and the management of the non-profit association that governs membership related matters. It works in conjunction with the management committee, composed of GAFM ™ staff members and speakers who manage their respective divisions or competencies. The objective is primarily to ensure the appropriate and positive governance of the global association.
Responsibilities
The Board of Presidential Governors meets at the Congress to ratify the key decisions in respect to global accreditation standards, certification protocols, quality assurance, graduate standards, and professional development content. Advisors can attend regular network meetings for updates and input into member services related issues. From time to time regional presidents and advisors may be asked to contribute to discussions regarding public policy, corporate relations, and to provide commentary to the press on the finance sector on behalf of the membership
The role of the board is to provide the following important supporting mechanisms:
- Global Certification Standards development and strategy
- Public relations and press opportunities
- Strategic leadership on content/Curriculum development
- Senior industry participation at certified events
- Agreement on the issuance of new qualifications or designations
- High-profile speaker participation in the Annual Congress
