Board & Governance
Governance
ECPAT International is led by the Executive Director and overseen by a 5-member Supervisory Board. Network activities are supported and coordinated by ECPAT International based in Bangkok.
The ECPAT Network is governed through two membership bodies:
- The Assembly of ECPAT Organisations influences the overall strategies, policies and organisational guidelines by which the Network and organisation is directed and controlled, it elects the Membership Representative Committee.
- The Membership Representative Committee consists of 10 Representatives elected by the members of each region from the Assembly of ECPAT Organisations (2 seats are reserved for the Americas, 2 for Sub-Saharan Africa, 2 for Europe, 1 for Southwest Asia and North Africa, and 3 for Asia and the Pacific). It supports the work of ECPAT International and the Supervisory Board on the orientation of strategies and the good governance of the network.
Supervisory Board Members
Cornelius Williams
Chair
Chantal Khoueiry
Fundraising and Private Sector Engagement Expert
Marc Kempe
Advocacy, Engagement and Campaigning Expert
Carrie van der Kroon
Legal and Governance Expert
Michel Rioux
Finance Expert
Membership Representative Committee Members
Cecile Kirwan
Chair, Protect All Children from Trafficking (PACT) – United States of America
Amela Efendic
MFS-EMMAUS – Bosnia & Herzegovina
Elena Botezatu
La Strada – Moldova
Saeed Taha
Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights – Iraq
Christina Muzaidizi Mutengwayire
Children’s Voice – the Democratic Republic of Congo
Vicent Kimwaga
Kiota Women’s Health and Development Organisation (KIWOHEDE) – Tanzania
Eleanor Parkes
ECPAT Child Alert – New Zealand
Sharmin Subrina
Association for Community Development (ACD) – Bangladesh
Tufail Muhammad
Pakistan Pediatric Association – Pakistan
Articles of Association
ECPAT International is a non-profit organization registered legally as a Foundation (Stichting) in the Netherlands on August 20th 2000 under number KVK 34139743. ECPAT International’s head office is based in Bangkok, Thailand, and registered with the Thai Ministry of Labour under number Aor.Chor.Tor./Phor.012/2566.
Stichting ECPAT International – Updated Articles of Association (January 2024)
Assembly and Membership Representative Committee Regulations (2024)
ECPAT International’s Risk Management Appetite Statement (2024)