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General Information about the Institute

The Institute is an international non-profit association, in accordance with the Belgian Law of 27 June 1921, granting legal personality to non-profit associations and establishments of public utility, as amended. 

Copies of the ECGI's Articles of Association are available on the website in (original) French or in an English translation

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The Institute has its registered office in Belgium, at the following address:

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
c/o the Royal Academies of Belgium, Palace of the Academies,
Rue Ducale 1 Hertogsstraat, 
1000 Brussels - Belgium

For comment and enquiry, you may wish to get in touch with one of the contacts below. For general enquiries please contact admin@ecgi.org 

Chair of the Board

Herman Daems

Chairman of the Board
European Corporate Governance Institute

Vice-Chair of the Board

Executive Director

Marco Becht

Professor of Finance and the Goldschmidt Professor of Corporate Governance
Solvay Brussels School for Economics and Management, Université libre de Bruxelles
Fellow, Research Member

General Manager

Chair of the Board

Herman Daems

Chairman of the Board
European Corporate Governance Institute

General Manager

Vice-Chair of the Board

Executive Director

Marco Becht

Professor of Finance and the Goldschmidt Professor of Corporate Governance
Solvay Brussels School for Economics and Management, Université libre de Bruxelles
Fellow, Research Member

Contact information

Working Papers - For Finance series editorial matters

Please Contact: Professor Mike Burkart

Working Papers - For Law series editorial matters

Please contact: Professor Amir Licht

Working Papers - For WP series administration

Please contact: Asif Malik

Blog - Submissions and queries

Please contact: Carla Speight

Payment of Membership fees

Online credit card payment facility 

(American Express, Diners Club, Eurocard, MasterCard and VISA)

Please contact: membership@ecgi.org

Bank transfer: 

Belfius Banque & Assurances, 44 bd Pacheco, B-1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

Account No. 068-2442543-13

SWIFT Code: GKCCBEBB

IBAN:BE08 0682 4425 4313

TVA (VAT)

ECGI is registered for VAT in Belgium: BE 0477256133. Anyone who has to invoice the ECGI should consult their country's VAT office for the rules pertaining to the treatment of VAT on their invoices.

ECGI Legal Adviser

Eline Souffriau
White & Case LLP, 62 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 62, 1040 Brussels, Belgium

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