TRANSPARENCY REPORT - GOVERNANCE
BDO is an international network of public accounting, tax and advisory firms, the BDO Member Firms, which perform professional services under the name of BDO.
BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and all BDO Member Firms. BDO is a registered trademark of Stichting BDO, a Dutch foundation.
Legal and structural arrangements in the network
Each BDO Member Firm is a member of BDO International Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, either as a voting member (one per country) or non-voting member.
The BDO network is governed by the Council, the Global Board and the Executive (or Global Leadership Team) of BDO International Limited.
The Council comprises one representative from each voting member and represents the members of BDO International Limited in general meeting. The Council approves budgets, appoints the Global Board and approves any changes in the Articles and Regulations of BDO International Limited.
The Global Board, which is the Board of Directors of BDO International Limited, currently comprises a representative of the network’s seven largest member firms, whose appointment, each for a three year term, is approved by the Council. The Global Board sets policies and priorities for the network and oversees the work of the Global Leadership Team. The Global Board meets at least four times a year and more if required.
The Global Leadership Team is tasked with coordinating the activities of the network on a day-to-day basis. It is headed by the CEO and comprises the Global Heads of:
Audit & Accounting
Tax
Advisory
Human Resources & Development
Business Development & Marketing
IT
Also the CEOs of EMEA, CEO Asia Pacific, the Americas and the Secretary of BDO International Limited.
Service provision within the BDO network is coordinated by Brussels Worldwide Services BVBA, a limited liability company incorporated in Belgium. BDO International Limited and Brussels Worldwide Services BVBA do not provide any professional services to clients. This is the sole preserve of the BDO Member Firms.
Each of BDO International Limited, Brussels Worldwide Services BVBA and the member firms of the BDO network is a separate legal entity and has no liability for another such entity’s acts or omissions. Nothing in the arrangements or rules of BDO shall constitute or imply an agency relationship or a partnership between BDO International Limited, Brussels Worldwide Services BVBA and/or the member firms of the BDO network.