The Association
Governance
The governing bodies of the Hellenic Finance and Accounting Association, namely the General Assembly, the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee.
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The governing bodies of the Association are (a) the General Assembly, (b) the Board of Directors and (c) the Audit Committee. The Board of Directors and the Audit Committee are elected every three years. The Association’s registered seat is in Athens.
General Assembly
The General Assembly is the Association’s sovereign body and comprises all ordinary and corresponding members whose subscriptions are paid up. It meets in ordinary session once a year, approves the annual accounts and budget and, every three years, elects the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee. See also the Association’s General Assemblies.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors governs the Association, manages its affairs and assets, and ensures that its aims are pursued. It is elected by secret ballot for a three-year term and, at its first meeting, elects from among its members a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary General, a Deputy Secretary General and a Treasurer.
Audit Committee
The three-member Audit Committee is elected by the General Assembly at the same time as the Board of Directors. It audits the Association’s financial management and submits an annual report to the General Assembly.
All offices within the Association’s bodies are honorary and unpaid. Their composition and operation are set out in detail in Articles 12–20 of the Statute.
Statute
The Association’s bodies
Under its Statute, the Association is governed by three bodies, elected every three years.
General Assembly
The sovereign body of the Association, made up of the regular and corresponding members whose dues are paid up.
Articles 13–14
Board of Directors
Runs the Association; elected by the General Assembly by secret ballot for a three-year term.
Articles 15–19
Audit Committee
Three members, elected together with the Board, overseeing the Association’s financial management.
Article 20
Composition
Board of Directors
Elected on 20 January 2012
Officers
President
Christos I. Negakis
Professor, University of Macedonia
Vice-President
Constantinos Syriopoulos
Professor, University of Patras
Members
Secretary General
Anastasios Tsamis
Professor, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
Treasurer
Dimitrios Asteriou
Associate Professor, Hellenic Open University
Member
Eleftherios Thalassinos
Professor, University of Piraeus
Member
Dimosthenis Hevas
Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business
Member
Dimitrios Ntzanatos
Certified Public Accountant, President of Grant Thornton Hellas
Board Secretary
Christos Nounis
PhD in Finance, Ministry of Finance
History
First Board of Directors
Elected on 17 June 2002
Elected by the Association’s first General Assembly. All of its members were university professors.
- PresidentStavros Thomadakis
- Vice-PresidentGeorge Artikis
- Secretary GeneralAndreas Merikas
- TreasurerConstantinos Syriopoulos
- MemberChristos I. Negakis