ACCO will be governed by a board of directors, consisting of corporate, affiliate and non-profit charter members.  Amongst that board will be voting and non-voting members.  The board will advised by ACCO's advisory board, ACCO staff and ACCO business partners.  Additionally, the board will form an executive committee through nomination and voting upon its own members.  The organizational chart is as follows:

Executive Committee

The first executive committee (EC) will be formed by election of members from ACCO's Board of Directors.  EC members will serve a two-year term, at which time, a second set of elections will take place in which all ACCO members will be eligible for nomination, and will be counted upon to place votes.  The EC will have between 12-16 members and will have seats reserved for a wide range of sectors to ensure balance in ACCO's management.  ACCO's executive director will cast tie-breaking votes amongst the committee.

The first EC will self-appoint a chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary and treasurer -- all of whom will serve one term of two years.  While these persons can serve multiple terms on the executive committee, they can only serve one term in each particular slot.

(Corp = Corporate Charter Member, Aff. = Affiliate Charter Member)

Committees/Working Groups

ACCO's charter members and advisory board members will form committees to address issues of critical importance to development of ACCO's infrastructure, member service programs and the organization in general.  These committees will be led by a group of co-chairs, and will include voting members of the board of directors, designated representatives from charter members, advisory board members, and representatives from ACCO's business partners.

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