STRUCTURE Membership of the CEO’s Club is open to all chief executives of formal sector, duly registered private enterprises and public institutions anywhere around the world. Members therefore hold their status on an individual basis rather than on an enterprise/institution al basis and therefore retain their membership when they move from one CEO position to another. However if a member loses his/her CEO position for more than one year ie 12 months) then the organizers/promoters of the club reserve the right to suspend membership unless the member provides cogent reasons why the membership status should be maintained. For the purpose of eligibility for membership, the position CEO is defined as a position of overall leadership of an enterprise or institution no matter the designation of the job title – whether it be executive chairman, managing director, executive director, general manager or any other job title. Membership status is based on two tiers.

TIER ONE: This is for CEOs who lead enterprises .institutions that are members of the African Chamber of Trade, ACT. TIER TWO: This is for CEO’s who lead enterprises/institutions that are not members of ACT. CLUB OBJECTIVES

The African CEO’s Club is established to achieve the following objectives:

• To provide a channel for CEO’s all around the world to identify fellow CEOs that can serve as credible counter-parties for trade and investment relationships whether within a particular sovereign jurisdiction or on a cross border basis (ie international trade and investment)
• To provide a platform for CEOs to forge business partnerships and alliances with each other.

• To provide a peer review and arbitration platform which ensures that member CEOs relate and do business with each other on the basis of utmost goodwill, integrity and professionalism; and that any disputes are resolved through arbitration under the auspices of the club;

• To provide a platform for the exchange of ideas and best practice of collective benefit tom members through collective learning based on practical experiences;

• To provide a platform for dissemination of knowledge, skills and experiences to members from recognized experts in various specialized fields relevant to trade and investment and other business activities;

• To provide a platform for business advocacy with regards to business regulation and legislation as well as business conduct, the macroeconomic operating environment and cooperation between sovereign jurisdictions on both bilateral and multilateral basis.

• To provide a collective format for the corporate/institutional image enhancement of members through collective action for collective benefit.

• To provide a platform for collective corporate social responsibility activities and initiatives.