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Chartered Corporate Secretaries are high-ranking professionals dedicated to upholding the highest standards of corporate governance, effective operations, compliance, and management. They serve in various capacities, such as chairpersons, executive directors, senior executives, managers, and primarily as company secretaries, contributing significantly to both private and public sector organizations. Chartered Corporate Secretaries are ideally positioned to interact with a diverse range of senior officials and stakeholders, including the Board of Directors, customers, financial regulators, stockbrokers, shareholders, auditors, statutory bodies, and state officials.

The Corporate Secretary acts as the crucial link between the Board of Directors, company management, regulators, and key stakeholders. They play a pivotal role as the organization's Chief Governance Officer, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and regulations while keeping board members informed of their legal responsibilities. As the company's named representative on legal documents, the Corporate Secretary ensures that the company and its directors operate within regulatory frameworks. Additionally, they safeguard and maintain the company's statutory records, ensuring timely and transparent disclosure of material information.

The significance of the Corporate Secretary extends to being the primary source of advice on corporate affairs, covering areas such as conflicts of interest, accounting, financial reporting, strategy development, and corporate planning. Their high-level responsibilities encompass governance structures and mechanisms, corporate conduct within the regulatory environment, board and shareholder reporting, compliance with legal and stock exchange requirements, and protection of shareholders' rights. Furthermore, they are responsible for the training and induction of non-executive directors and trustees, managing information flow to and from the board, liaising with regulatory and external bodies, preparing reports and circulars, overseeing employee benefits like pensions and share schemes, administering insurance, negotiating contracts, managing property, and interpreting financial accounts.

Given the critical roles Corporate Secretaries play in public companies, whether listed or otherwise, it is imperative that they are professionally qualified and suitably trained to handle these extensive responsibilities

Institute of Chartered Corporate Secretaries

No 546/4 Colombo - Galle Main Rd, Colombo 00300

Career Prospects

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Qualified and experienced Chartered Corporate Secretaries are in very short supply. Chartered Corporate Secretaries in Sri Lanka command excellent salaries, but the key to getting these top jobs is appropriate work experience, the maintenance of record of personal integrity and excellence and through membership of the institute.

Membership is vital as it provides the proof of integrity and personal good standing that the modern employer demands - a portfolio of work evidence supported by a record of unbroken membership provides a job applicant with the edge that is needed in any competitive environment. Membership provides a record of accountability, which is priceless if they are working in the modern Corporate Governance environment.

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