board of directors governance policy manual - SAE International

ROLE OF THE PRESIDENT G-5
The role of the President is to serve as the Chair of the BOARD and be the primary representative of the Board.
Appendix G-5 - Bylaws Article VI- Officers, Section 6.3 – The President
1. The President chairs all BOARD meetings and ensures that the BOARD behaves consistent with its own
policies and those legitimately imposed upon it from the membership and outside the organization.
1.1 The President shall ensure meeting discussion content shall only be those issues that clearly
belong to the BOARD.
1.2 The President shall ensure that a deliberation shall be timely, fair, orderly and thorough, but also
efficient, limited to time and to the point.
2. The President is authorized to make decisions between BOARD meetings on behalf of the BOARD when
such decisions are a reasonable interpretation of BOARD policies.
2.1 The President has no authority to make decisions beyond BOARD policies.
2.2 The President may, at his/her discretion, identify presidential-focus areas as long as they are
consistent with the Ends, established by the BOARD, and the strategic plan, approved by the
BOARD.
2.3 The President, with input from BOARD Committees and Operating Boards, and subject to the
approval of the BOARD, shall appoint members of BOARD Committees and Operating Boards,
including the Chair and Vice Chair.
2.3.1 The President shall ensure that the appointments provide mobility industry-sector
representation on all BOARD Committees and Operating Boards unless a given sector is
clearly not applicable to the board or committee
2.3.2 The President shall ensure that appointments comply with SAE’s diversity statement.
2.4 The President and the Treasurer, with disclosure to the BOARD, have authority to suspend the
BOARD’s travel policy regarding reimbursement of the President and/or Treasurer travel costs.
Appendix G-5.1 – Presidential Travel Expenses Policy
2.4.1 If the President is requesting the exception, then the decision must be by the Treasurer.
2.4.2 If the Treasurer is requesting the exception, then authority must be by the President and
Assistant Treasurer.
3. The President is the official spokesperson of SAE.
4. The President serves as the Chair of the Compensation Committee.:
5. The President is an ad-hoc, non-voting member of all BOARD Committees and Operating Boards, unless
otherwise specified in the relevant policy.
6. The President shall Chair all meetings of the voting member of SAE.
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