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Chief Executive Officer

Introduction to the CEO Role The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), is the top executive position within an organisation, tasked with making major corporate decisions, managing the overall operations and resources of the company, and being the main point of communication between the board of directors and the corporate operations. This role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities that can vary depending on the organisation’s size, culture, and industry, but fundamental aspects of the role are consistent across the board.

Chairperson

A chairperson, also commonly referred to as the chairman, chairwoman or simply chair, holds a pivotal position in the structure of many organisations, ranging from corporate entities to academic institutions, and indeed in not-for-profit organisations. The role and responsibilities of a chairperson, while varying somewhat depending on the specific regulatory and organisational context, fundamentally embody leadership, governance, and oversight functions designed to steer the organisation towards achieving its mission, goals, and objectives.

Company Structures (Australia)

https://www.aicd.com.au/board-of-directors/duties/liabilities-of-directors/organisation-definitions.html#anchortarget4 Companies in Australia operate under different structures regulated by the Corporations Act 2001. The main categories of company structures are private companies, public companies, not-for-profit organisations, and government entities. Private companies like proprietary companies have restrictions on ownership and fundraising while public companies can raise funds publicly. Not-for-profits pursue non-commercial objectives and government entities provide public services. The structure adopted depends on objectives like profit-making, community benefit, ownership and liability.

Board Calendar

A Board Calendar is an essential tool in every boardroom. The board calendar is a schedule of meetings, events and other activities intended to help a board of directors plan and manage its activities. A Board Calendar assists with providing structure to the Board’s activities in a given year thereby ensuring that each meeting is focused, everything is covered in a sensible order, and ultimately that nothing critical is missed.

Committee

A committee is a group of individuals appointed or elected to perform a specific task or to make decisions collectively. It can refer to a group in a not-for-profit, business, government, or other organisations. The members of a committee typically work together to discuss, debate, and make decisions on issues within their area of responsibility. Committees in not-for-profit organisations, sometimes call sub-committees, typically report to the board of directors and provide recommendations and suggestions on specific topics.

Circular Resolution

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