What Do Chartered or Corporate Secretaries Do?
It’s difficult to provide a clear-cut answer. Chartered secretaries occupy a unique position in the company’s management team and their duties and responsibilities often cut across all departments. The image conjured up by the term “chartered secretary” is somewhat Dickensian. Think of poor Bob Crachit toiling away as a loyal scribe in Scrooge’s business. Happily, this image of depressing servitude is a million miles away from the duties of today’s chartered secretary. It is important to keep in mind that the duties and responsibilities of chartered secretaries differ widely from organization to organization. However, certain key areas can be identified: • Corporate Governance matters • Director/Officer/Shareholder matters • Compliance/Regulatory matters • Financial matters Corporate Governance • Develops agenda and supporting materials, and acts as official recording secretary for: • Board Meetings • Committee Meetings • General Meetings • Annual Meeting of Shareholders • Corporate Re
