The council of directors
The Council of Directors comprises a maximum of 15 directors. There may be up to four categories of director at any one time:
Six Regional Directors
Up to a maximum of 6 Directors at large
Up to a maximum of 3 Co-opted Directors
The Chief Executive who is a Director, by right of office
Directors at large
Directors at large, who must be voting members, are nominated by the Council and elected by the membership at the Annual General meeting.
Regional Directors
The Institute has nine district societies. However, for the purposes of electing directors, these districts are combined to give six regions. Each region may elect a voting member to serve as a Regional Director.