About GAFM ®
Board of Presidents and Advisory Counsellors
The Supreme Council
The Board and Supreme Council is the most senior non-executive advisory 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.
GAFM ® Board of Standards and Experts
GAFM ® 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 GAFM ® Latin & South America
•Prof. Dr. George S Mentz, JD, MBA, CWM® – GAFM 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 - GAFM Law Certification Program www.llmprogram.org
•Carl Thong, MBA, CWM ®, MFP – GAFM ® Asia (President of Asia Standards and Accreditation) - Founder GAFM ® Asia Singapore and China Chapter & Training
•Dr. Ishaq Shafiq – PhD, MFP, ChE – GAFM ® 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 GAFM® and AAPM® - India, Canada, Bahamas, West Indies
•(Prof) Dr. Shpend Imeri - General Manager at HLTI High Level Training Institute. Doctorate of Science in Management (Quality Management)* Special Advisor to Board for Certification Programs
What does the Board of Governors do?
The Board of Presidential Governors is the most senior non-executive academic standards and certification accreditation body, with ultimate responsibility for approving or signing off the quality assurancce, strategy and the management of the graduate society that governs certification related matters. The Board is a Chartered Company under the staturory laws of the United States of America. The Board works in conjunction with the management committee, composed of GAFM ® ™ 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. Because the Board recognizes Level 2 Accredited University and Business programs worldwide, the governance of GAFM and GAFM is the first worldwide to augment graduate standards to integrate accredtied program exams as a pathway to certification eligibility.
Responsibilities
The Board of Presidential Governors confers to ratify 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
