Legal Committee
The Legal Committee (LC) assists the BETTER FINANCE Team and Board in all legal matters related to current policy issues and activities the organisation carries out. The LC is headed by a Chair and Vice-Chairperson and comprises various BETTER FINANCE members. The LC meets twice per year.
Chair: José F. Estévez, Managing Partner of CREMADES & CALVO-SOTELO ABOGADOS
Vice-chair: Christiane Hölz, Managing Director, Deutsche Schutzvereinigung für Wertpapierbesitz e.V. (DSW)
Action Committee
The Action Committee (AC) is a committee of the BETTER FINANCE Board of Directors. The Committee is composed of the BETTER FINANCE President (who is chair of the committee) and Vice-Presidents. The Managing Director and Executive Director report to the Action Committee at least quarterly on the progress of the work programme and any other issues arising.
The Action Committee also takes responsibility for reviewing the draft financial statements and the external audit report of the previous fiscal year and the risks involved in the draft budget of the current year prior to the review by the Board. The Action Committee approves all expenses and projects over 5000 EUR.
Strategic Committee
The Strategic Committee (SC) is a committee composed of members of the BETTER FINANCE Board of Directors as well as members of the BETTER FINANCE Executive Team, which informs the BETTER FINANCE Board regarding long-term strategy and key strategic decisions.