Prepare a brief note on Corporate Secretaries International Association Limited.

Corporate Secretaries International Association Limited (CSIA) was established on February 10, 2017 as a Company limited by Guarantee in Hong Kong. It is an international federation of governance professional bodies for corporate secretaries & governance professional and represents those who work as frontline practitioners of governance throughout the world. CSIA is governed by a council consisting of the honorary members (President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer as elected from the member bodies), past presidents, co-opted members and representatives of each national member organisation. CSIA is an international association of 14 national professional bodies, representing more than 100,000 corporate secretaries and governance professionals in more than 70 countries throughout the world. CSIA has 10 full members which include Institute of Chartered Secretaries from South Africa, Hong Kong, Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, UK, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia and Singapore. Objectives of CSIA are: To promote the professional status of suitably qualified chartered secretaries, Corporate Secretaries, Company Secretaries, board secretaries and other governance professionals. To establish and maintain good relations and exchanges between organisations dedicated to the promotion and practice of secretaryship and/or the promotion of good governance. To develop and improve their services and professionalism of their members. To assist in the creation of such organisations in countries or regions in which they do not currently exist. To promote the growth, development, study and practice of secretaryship and assist their members develop and improve their services and professional standards. To advocate for good governance through carrying out research, developing standards and raising awareness. To promote the recognition and influence in respect of secretaryship and its professional practitioners to national governments and their supplementary/ sponsored organisations, international organisations and the global business community.