Membership FAQs

GCC BDI has 3 individual membership categories: Associate, Member and Fellow.

Each membership category has different benefits and eligibility criteria. You can find information about the benefits and eligibility criteria here.

1. The first step you need to take to join us is by attending either a full-day or 2-days workshop. AFTER you attend one of our workshops, you will automatically become an Associate at no extra cost.
2. Once you become an Associate, you may then apply to become a Member. This a more advanced membership category with further & exclusive membership benefits.
3. The Fellow membership is by invitation only. However, if you wish to be considered for our senior membership category, please contact the membership team at membership@gccbdi.com

Yes, the membership criteria are as follows:

ASSOCIATE – ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• A person interested in the promotion of good corporate governance; and
• Has been in business for a minimum of 5 years; and
• Holds the post of board director or C-suite executive or senior manager or board secretary or governance professional or trustee or professor in one of the following types of organizations:
  • Publicly-listed company with a market capitalisation above US$1,000,000
  • Government-owned entity with annual revenues above US$1,000,000
  • Privately-owned company with annual revenues above US$1,000,000
  • Multinational
  • Sovereign wealth fund, other large investment fund or pension fund
  • Recognised academic institution
  • Large not-for-profit organisation with proven track record

MEMBER – ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Individuals should either:

• Already be an Associate and apply to become a Member; AND
• Is a Board director or C-suite executive or senior manager or board secretary or governance professional or trustee or professor with 5+ years of experience in that role;

Or 

• Has successfully achieved the level of Certified Director** or Certified Board Secretary** 

** Certification must be attained from a recognised and bona fide body or institute

FELLOW – ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Individuals should either:

• Already be a Member; AND
• Has been a board director or C-suite executive or board secretary or governance professional or trustee or professor with 10+ years of experience in that role; 

Or

• Has successfully achieved the level of Chartered Director** or Chartered Secretary** 

** Chartership must be attained from a recognised and bona fide body or institute.

Please note that GCC BDI reserves the right, at its discretion, to admit any individual to a workshop, and consequently as an Associate, or to the category of Member or Fellow, whom it believes has the requisite seniority and status to become one, even if they may not strictly meet the above stated criteria.

ASSOCIATE

No cost. AFTER you attend one of our workshops, you will automatically become an Associate at no extra cost.

MEMBER

FELLOW

Please note that the fees above are exclusive of VAT and any other taxes which may apply.

Each membership category has their own membership benefits. Please see below a table of all membership benefits by category.

To find full information by each membership benefit, please go to our membership benefits page here.