Article 28 of the Saudi Chambers of Commerce Law

The Secretary General works to achieve the chamber's objectives, and this article lists his or her duties in particular, which can be grouped as follows:

• Implementation: supervising and following up on executive work, and implementing the decisions of the chamber's board of directors.
• Regulations and policies: preparing draft internal regulations of the chamber and presenting them to the board for review, then submitting them to the General Assembly for approval, and preparing the chamber's general policies, plans, programs and projects.
• Financial deadlines and reports:
  • Preparing the draft estimated budget and presenting it to the board at least 60 days before the start of the fiscal year.
  • Preparing the annual report and final accounts and submitting them to the board within 60 days of the start of the new fiscal year.
  • Preparing a quarterly report on the chamber's performance, showing performance indicators and how they are measured, and submitting it to the board.
• Meetings and events: making the arrangements needed to hold the General Assembly and the meetings of the board and committees, as well as seminars and conferences.
• Human resources: hiring the chamber's staff, taking into account what the governance regulation provides on hiring relatives, nominating the Secretary General's deputies to the board for appointment, and guiding staff, following up on their performance and raising their productivity.

Note that the Secretary General prepares and proposes, while the board reviews and approves, and the General Assembly adopts the regulations. The Secretary General's deputies are nominated by the Secretary General and appointed by the board.

The article is linked to Article 27, which makes the Secretary General full-time and responsible for the running of the chamber's administrative and financial affairs, appointed by the board and attending its meetings without the right to vote.