ITM’s governance structure – an overview

General Council

Key responsibilities:

• Ensuring that the policy, administration and management of the Institute are in accordance with its purpose, identity and integrity.

• Providing advice on strategic decisions.

• Electing members of the Board of Governors and evaluating their performance

How it works:

Meets:
• Minimum twice per year

Members:
• Are elected individualsFour-year renewable mandate
• Are voting and non-voting:
– 20-25 voting members
– Board of Governors automatically included
as non-voting members
• Chair and vice-chair are elected by the
General Council.

Board of Governors

Key responsibilities:

• Monitoring management performance of the Institute.

• Work as an independent decision-making body providing strategic direction according to performance of day-to-day management and external influences.

How it works:

Meets:
• Minimum four times per year
Members:
• Are voted for by the General Council
• Four-year renewable mandate
• Are voting and non-voting:
– Minimum three, maximum twelve voting
members
– ITM executive director is automatically
official member
• Chair and vice-chair are elected by the Board of Governors.

Management Committee

Key responsibilities:

• To support the Director in the day-to-day management of the Institute according to instructions from the Board of Governors.

How it works:

Meets:
• At least once a month
Members:
• Made up of the director, the general manager and the heads of department.
• For meeting decisions to be valid, the director and at least two heads of department (this can include the General Manager) have to be present.

ITM's new director

Marc-Alain Widdowson

Marc-Alain Widdowson takes over from Bruno Gryseels in the summer of 2019. Dr Widdowson is an experienced infectious disease epidemiologist and has managed scientific projects throughout the world, with field experience living in Bolivia, Zimbabwe and the Netherlands. He has broad experience in epidemiology, public health, laboratory science and One Health. The past 18 years, Widdowson has worked for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). His latest position was Director of the Division of Global Health Protection at CDC-Kenya.

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