About GAFM ®
Board of Presidents and Advisory Counsellors
The Presidential Council
The Board has the w responsibility for the graduate standardsof the organization. The Board decides which accredited business schools and laws schools to recognize as qualified educational providers. It works in conjunction with the advisory 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
•Dr Enrico Salvagni, Dr Eng, MEMgt, Beng (Hons), MPM ™ Master Project Manager ™, FAAPM™ ,MSE-MIET (UK), FABEI (I), FIIEng(Za), P.Eng-FSPE- Consulting Engineer.- Europe - President
What does the Board of Governors do?
The Board has the w responsibility for the graduate standardsof the organization. The Standards operation is based in Switzerland and Europe. The Board meets in Switzerland to manage the standards and requirements for the organization. The Board decides which accredited business schools and laws schools to recognize as qualified educational providers. The objective is primarily to ensure the appropriate and positive governance of the global confederation.
Responsibilities
The Board of Presidential Governors meets for an annual 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 European and USA 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
