The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
is now
The Chartered Governance Institute (CGI)
Frequently Asked Questions
These FAQs have been created for members, students, partners and other
stakeholders who may have questions in relation to the Institute’s new global
positioning, identity and the related changes that have come into effect from
September 2019.
What is changing?
The Institute’s name:
As of 16 September 2019, the Supplemental Charter of the Institute was sealed with
the former name The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators changed
to The Chartered Governance Institute (CGI). This new name is the name of the
international Institute – sometimes referred to as CGI Global.
This historic change was approved at the 2018 AGM by members of our nine local
institutes (divisions) and is designed to:
• reflect and embrace how our global membership of governance professionals
has evolved over the past decade.
• encompass a wider remit to support and qualify Chartered Secretaries,
governance advisers, risk and compliance managers, non-executive directors
- anyone who takes on governance responsibilities in increasingly regulated
and risk conscious societies.
• to position our Institute as the leader in the practice of governance around the
world and continue the mark of quality and high standards that have defined
us for over 125 years in chartered governance.
Post-nominals:
To correspond with the name change, the post-nominals awarded will also change.
Fellows will be able to use FCG, Associates ACG and Affiliated members
CG(Affiliated). In addition, members are welcome to add CS in brackets after their
post-nominal if they are a Chartered Secretary or CGP if they are a Chartered
Governance Professional or CS and CGP if they are both.
There is a transition period so that members can continue to use the current post-
nominals up to 31 December 2023.
