The Executive Committee is primarily responsible for devising and implementing strategic decisions into long- and short-term plans of action and budget commitments. The officers supervise the implementation of approved plans by respective committees and programs.  During the course of their duties the Executive Committee members work closely with the professional staff in order to manage Society activities throughout the year.

The officers of the Executive Committee are: President, President-Elect, Treasurer, Secretary General. The other members of the Executive Committee are the Immediate Past-President, Chair of the Publications Committee, two Councilors in their third term and may include two other ad hoc members.

Executive Committee Members 2011-2013

		President John Feehally Leicester General Hospital United Kingdom
		Past President Bernardo Rodr?guez-Iturbe Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo Venezuela
		President Elect Giuseppe Remuzzi Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research Italy
		Secretary General Adeera Levin St Paul’s Hospital Canada
		Treasurer Victor Schuster Albert Einstein College of Medicine USA
		Representative of the Council Gavin Becker Royal Melbourne Hospital Australia
		Representative of the Council Toshio Miyata Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Japan
		Presidential appointee – GO Chair William Couser University of Washington USA
		Presidential appointee Vivekanand Jha Postgraduate Medical Institute – Chandigarh India
		Chair, Publication Committee David Harris Sydney Medical School – Westmead University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital Australia