The Board of Governors of Grant Thornton International

The Board of Governors comprises a chairman, the chief executive officer (CEO) and 18 additional members, the majority of whom are active senior partners from member firms around the world. It is the highest decision making body within Grant Thornton International. The Board appoints the CEO, sets Grant Thornton International, priorities and budget and approves any recommended changes to the organisation’s constitutional arrangements based on the

recommendation of the CEO. The Board is also responsible for approving the criteria to be met by potential new member firms, as well as the expulsion of member firms.

Members of the Board of Governors, with the exception of the CEO, receive no payment from Grant Thornton International Ltd, but expenses incurred as a result of their membership of the Board are reimbursed by the global organisation. The Board of Governors meets twice a year. In 2008/09 the Board met in London in December 2008 and in Ottawa in June 2009.

Members of the Board of Governors of Grant Thornton International (2008)*

Ed Nusbaum, US (Chairman)
Terry Back, UK
Carol Banford, US
Peter Bodin, Sweden
Leonard Brehm, South Africa
Jean-Luc Carpentier, France
Stephen Chipman, China
Michael Cleary, UK
Gernot Hebestreit, Germany
Chikahiko Honda, Japan
David McDonnell CEO,
Grant Thornton International Ltd
Gerard Mulder, the Netherlands
Phil Noble, Canada
Richard Payette, Canada
Hector Perez, Mexico
Robert Quant, Australia
Paul Raleigh, Ireland
Jay Ramesh, Botswana
Mauro Terepins, Brazil
Desmond Yuen, Hong Kong
* From 1 January 2009 – changes as follows: Scott Barnes (from the UK) replaced Michael Cleary. Jean Schnob (from Canada) replaced Richard Payette. Jay Ramesh (from Botswana) stepped down and Luis Marcano (from Puerto Rico) joined.