Membership

Post-nominals and chartered designations

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.

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Paul Johnston ACG, Branch Chair for South East of England

What post-nominals can I use?

Level
Post-nominal
Chartered designation

Chartered - Fellow

FCG

Chartered Secretary

Chartered Governance Professional

Chartered - Associate

ACG

Chartered Secretary

Chartered Governance Professional

Graduate

GradCG

 

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The use of post-nominals and chartered designations may be withdrawn if a member is found to be in breach of our Code of Professional Ethics and Conduct.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.

Contact us

Get in touch with our membership support team by filling in our online form or calling +44 (0) 20 7580 4741
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