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The CAI-Asia Center is registered as an ordinary non-stock, non profit corporation in the Philippines. The Articles of Incorporation will provide information on the legal status and structure of the CAI-Asia Center. The By-Laws give specific details on the governance of the CAI-Asia Center, its functions, and voting procedures.
The activities of the CAI-Asia Center are controlled by the Board of Trustees, elected by the members of the CAI-Asia Center. The Board of Trustees is composed of seven members. Trustees serve for a term of three years and may be re-elected for a maximum of two successive terms.
The Board of Trustees are (in alphabetical order)
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Mr. Francis Estrada
President of the Asian Institute of Management |
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Ms. Elisea (Bebet) Gozun
Former Secretary of the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
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Mr. Daniel Greenbaum
President of the Health Effects Institute (HEI) in the United States
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Mr. Shreekant Gupta
Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies in Singapore
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Mr. Jiming HAO
Dean of the Institute of Environmental Science and Engineering at Tsinghua University |
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Mr. Cornie Huizenga
Executive Director of the CAI-Asia Center
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Mr. Charles Melhuish
Former Lead Transport Specialist at ADB |
The Board of Trustees elects or appoints the Chairman, Executive Director, Secretary and Treasurer. The Chairman must be a trustee of the Corporation; the Executive Director may be a trustee of the corporation.
The Board of Trustees has the following express powers:
- to adopt rules and regulations for the admission and suspension of members;
- to approve the Operations Manual of the CAI-Asia Center;
- to approve the two (2)-year business plan and annual budget of the Corporation;
- to review on a no-objection basis project agreements with a value of more than $500,000;
- to approve quarterly and annual reports on the finances and operations of the Corporation;
- to approve [six-monthly] and annual reports on the operations of the Corporation;
- to approve selection of an asset managing firm or commercial bank to manage the un-disbursed capital of the Corporation;
- to open a credit line with a commercial bank to meet possible shortfalls in cash provided that such credit lines are covered by future income under approved and signed agreements; and
- from time to time, to delegate, as may be permitted by law and these By-Laws, any of the powers of the Board of Directors to any committee, officer or agent.
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