Corporate Governance
We are governed by a UN-registered Charter that is based on international standards of accountability. The Agency is governed by three key structures, which are regulated by our members.
The ATI Corporate Governance Model
The General Meeting
Every member of ATI belongs to the General Meeting, where each member can appoint a delegate and an alternate to represent their interests. This body holds the decision-making authority on key issues relating to the administrative, legal and financial management of the Agency.
Board of Directors
The Board presently consists of 11 Directors who are nominated by their members to serve for three years.
The Directors represent members from each of the four classes of shareholders. Of these,
The Board is responsible for managing the business and general operations of the Agency including approval of the annual budget.
Chief Executive Officer
Reporting to the Board of Directors, the CEO is responsible for day-to-day operations of the Agency including management of staff and its overall financial performance.
Enhanced Governance: Enterprise Risk Management
To maximise our risk management and governance structure we began work on an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework in 2008. Although we received a strong assessment from an international Risk Management rating system, we were motivated to reach even higher.
The ERM project will help us expand and regularly evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls and also enable us to implement a risk management system throughout the entire Agency. The framework will help us to improve in several areas, to:
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