Governance & Leadership

Designed for independence, technical credibility and permanence.

ASBEES is registered as a non-profit association under Kosovo law, with capacity for regional and international cooperation. Authority flows from the Members’ General Assembly to an elected Board, with delivery led by the Executive Director through a lean Secretariat and six technical clusters.

ASBEES governance structure: Members’ General Assembly, Board of Directors, committees, Executive Director, Secretariat and six technical clusters
Figure 1 — ASBEES governance structure (lines of authority and oversight). Edition 02.

Safeguards

Independence & oversight

  • An Audit & Risk Committee and an Ethics & Certification-Independence Committee of the Board.
  • A Technical Standards Council and independent technical review panels for every recognition or certification decision.
  • A cap on Board seats held by any single company group; independent seats for academia and civil society.
  • Related-party and procurement rules; separation of paid consultancy from certification and advocacy.
  • Annual public disclosure of sponsors, donors and conflicts of interest.

Founder transition. Founders initiate ASBEES but do not permanently control it. Within 12–18 months, authority transitions to the elected Board and the Members’ General Assembly; founders retain honorary recognition.

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Bodies & roles

Members’ General AssemblySupreme authority and the Founders AssemblyBoard of Directors & ChairmanGovernance, oversight and rotationExecutive & SecretariatThe Executive Director and the delivery teamCommittees & Review PanelsAudit, ethics, technical review and the Standards CouncilClusters & Working GroupsSix sector clusters, committees and cross-cutting groups