Showcase your achievement and professionalism by using designatory letters and titles after your name.
Post-nominals — also known as designatory letters — indicate your membership grade at-a-glance. They’re a badge of achievement, showcase your credentials, and provide immediate recognition of your role in the governance profession.
Chartered, graduate and affiliated members of CGIUKI are all entitled to use post-nominals. In addition, chartered members can use the chartered designations Chartered Secretary and Chartered Governance Professional.
As the awarding body, we actively promote and champion the use of post-nominals and chartered designations to educate employers, regulators, and other professionals about their value and importance.
What post-nominals can I use?
Level |
Post-nominal |
Chartered designation |
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Chartered - Fellow |
FCG |
Chartered Secretary Chartered Governance Professional |
|
Chartered - Associate |
ACG |
Chartered Secretary Chartered Governance Professional |
|
Graduate |
GradCG |
|
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Affiliated |
CG (Affiliated) |
How to use your post-nominals and designations
Post-nominals and chartered designations are most used on:
✓ Business cards
✓ Email signatures
✓ Letter heads
✓ Profiles in corporate publications
✓ Websites such as LinkedIn
✓ Witnessing legal documents
✓ On your CV
If you hold post-nominals from two or more professional associations, it’s common practice to lead with – or only use – the post-nominals that directly apply to your current field of work.
Benefits of using post-nominals and chartered designations
✓ Global recognition of your status as a highly qualified governance professional
✓ Demonstrate your commitment to professional standards, ethics and continued professional development
✓ Showcase that you’re part of an international governance community
✓ Indicate your dedication to maintaining the standards of the governance profession
✓ Support our work raising the profile and the value of governance as a chartered profession
Terms and conditions of use
Post-nominals and designations can only be used by members who have current membership: lapsed and resigned members are not eligible to use them. Retired members can still use their designations if they maintain retired membership.
The use of post-nominals and chartered designations may be withdrawn if a member is found to be in breach of our Code of Professional Ethics and Conduct.
Directory
We maintain a public directory of members (excluding student members) on our website as part of our obligations under our Charter and Byelaws. Your directory entry includes your post-nominals and chartered designations and is often used by employers to quickly check a candidate’s credentials.
