Governance

Brand South Africa is a schedule 3A public entity, registered as a Trust. Its executive authority is the Minister in the Presidency.

As a government funded agency, Brand South Africa is regulated by the Public Finance Management Act (1999 as amended) and the National Treasury Regulations (2005 as amended).

The Accounting Authority or Board is appointed by the President of the Republic of South Africa. The Board meets four times a year.

The Executive Committee (Exco) of Brand South Africa comprises the Board Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson, the Chief Executive of GCIS, Brand South Africa's management committee (as invited guests) and any additional number of Board trustees as agreed among themselves. The Exco meets at least four times a year, before the Board meetings.

The Audit Committee is a sub-committee of the Board that reviews the effectiveness of the internal control systems. At least three members of this committee have to be from the board of trustees. The audit committee meets at least four times a year, before the Exco meetings.

The Remuneration Committee is a sub-committee of the Board, represented by Exco to look at all issues that relate to remuneration and annual performance bonuses of the employees.