ECATU Board of Directors

The Board of Directors constitutes a fundamental base of corporate governance at ECATU. The board is responsible for the performance of the organisation and is fully accountable to the Office of the Premier and legislature for such performance.

The ECATU Board of Directors comprises of five members. With the exception of the Chief Executive Officer, who serves ex officio, all members of the Board are non-executive and are appointed by the Premier of the Eastern Cape.

The main responsibilities of the Board of Directors are:

• The overall corporate governance of ECATU. This involves VALIDATING AND approving ECATU’s strategy documents and approval of policies and procedures as recommended by management.
• Monitoring management’s execution of the business strategy to ensure that it is in accordance with the agreed framework.
• Ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Ensuring that adequate risk management processes exist and are complied with.
• Monitoring and influencing the reputation and ethical standards of ECATU.
• Approving key executive appointments and ensuring executive succession planning.
• Reviewing the performance of the Chief Executive Officer.
• Reviewing the assumptions and rationale underlying the annual plans and approving such plans.