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Justin Hygate representing New Zealand Justin Hygate Secretary REPRESENTING: New Zealand Companies Office Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Helen Tang representing Hong Kong, China Helen Tang Treasurer (from July 2022) REPRESENTING: Hong Kong, China Companies Registry Before assuming the Post of the Registrar of Companies in July 2022, Miss Helen Tang served in various policy bureaux and departments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, including the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau, the former Home Affairs Bureau, the Government Logistics Department, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, the Labour and Welfare Bureau, the Department of Health, the former Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau, the former Information Technology and Broadcasting Bureau, the former Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority, the former Health and Welfare Branch, the former Civil Service Branch and the former City and New Territories Administration. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Chia-Tern Huey Min representing Singapore Chia-Tern Huey Min Executive Member - Global REPRESENTING: Singapore Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority Mrs Chia-Tern Huey Min has been the Chief Executive of Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) since 22 April 2024. ACRA is the national regulator of business registration, financial reporting, public accountants, and corporate service providers in Singapore, and is responsible for developing the accountancy sector and setting the accounting standards for companies, charities, co- operative societies, and societies. As Chief Executive of ACRA, Mrs Chia-Tern performs the statutory functions of the Registrar of Companies, Businesses, Public Accountants, Limited Liability Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Variable Capital Companies. Mrs Chia-Tern has 36 years of rich experience in tax administration, tax policy, operations, and regulations, providing exemplary leadership in various key tax functions, both locally and internationally. Prior to joining ACRA, Mrs Chia-Tern was the Deputy Commissioner (International, Investigation & Indirect Taxes) at the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) and represented Singapore at key international tax fora. Mrs Chia-Tern graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Estate Management) (1 st Class Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore on a Public Service Commission Local Merit Scholarship and holds a Master in Land Economy degree from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. She was conferred the Public Service Administration Medal (Gold) in 2022. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

The Corporate Registers Forum is one of four global associations focused on business registries and their administration. This page serves as a link to other sources of information within the global registry community. Related Links The Corporate Registers Forum is one of four global associations focused on business registries and their administration. This page serves as a link to other sources of information within the global registry community. Business Registry Insights Business Registry Insights (br-insights.org ) is a global, practitioner-led initiative that produces semi-annual surveys and interactive dashboards tracking trends across over a hundred business registries worldwide. Operated by a working group of registry professionals, the project is supported by organisations such as EBRA, CRF, IACA, and ASORLAC. For registry professionals, Business Registry Insights offers a uniquely valuable resource: standardized, longitudinal data and comparative analytics that help benchmark performance, spot emerging patterns (such as in e-service delivery, data verification, penalties, business dynamics), and inform strategy and policy decisions across jurisdictions. IACA | International Association of Commercial Administrator s The International Association of Commercial Administrators (IACA) is a professional association for government administrators of business entity and secured transaction record systems at the state, provincial and national level in any jurisdiction which has or anticipates development of such systems. IACA has a focus on the United States and Canadian registry community. Founded in 1978, IACA membership is open to : U.S. or Canadian government agency employees; and Your agency has administrative or policy authority for, or provides information technology support to, business entity divisions or departments and/or Uniform Commercial Code divisions or departments. International membership is open to any jurisdiction representing foreign governmental agencies outside of the U.S. or Canada whose agency has administrative or policy authority for, or provides information technology support to, business entity divisions or departments, and/or those agency divisions or departments that handle matters contained in or similar to, the Uniform Commercial Code. WEBSITE EBRA | European Business Registry Association The European Business Registry Association (EBRA) was formed in January 2019 through the coalition of the European Business Register (EBR) and the European Commerce Registers’ Forum (ECRF). EBR started as a technical cooperation between business registers in 1992. Its origin can be found in the provisions of the First Company Law Directive that defines a mandatory list of information that every Member State must register about their companies (Article 2). From its inception EBR has acted in support of business registers, in promoting business transparency, and the European Commission, in advancing the objectives of the single market. The funding of the network is provided by the annual membership fee of the partners. WEBSITE ASORLAC | The Association of Registers of Latin America and the Caribbean The Association of Registers of Latin America and the Caribbean (Asorlac) is a non-profit organization registered in 2010 within the framework of the CCB International Conference and in cooperation with the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The Association’s main objective is to promote and facilitate exchanging information on the registration systems at each one of the member countries, their roles and responsibilities, their management models, the technologies they use to respond to all registration changes and trends within the international context, in order to become a forum on registry procedures best practices, the liason among the Latin American and the Caribbean Countries and the CRF. WEBSITE DB | Doing Business The Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 178 countries and selected cities at the subnational and regional level. Doing Business is a guide for evaluating regulations that directly impact economic growth, downloading underlying laws, making cross-country comparisons, and identifying good practice reforms. WEBSITE CAPAM | Commonwealth Association of Public Administration and Management The Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) is dedicated to strengthening public management and consolidating democracy and good governance throughout the Commonwealth. WEBSITE UNCITRAL | United Nations Commission on International Trade Law The core legal body of the United Nations system in the field of international trade law. A legal body with universal membership specializing in commercial law reform worldwide for over 50 years, UNCITRAL’s business is the modernization and harmonization of rules on international business. Trade means faster growth, higher living standards, and new opportunities through commerce. In order to increase these opportunities worldwide, UNCITRAL is formulating modern, fair, and harmonized rules on commercial transactions. These include: Conventions, model laws and rules which are acceptable worldwide Legal and legislative guides and recommendations of great practical value Updated information on case law and enactments of uniform commercial law Technical assistance in law reform projects Regional and national seminars on uniform commercial law The working group has been looking at a model companies law along with a legislative guide on key principles of a business registry. WEBSITE Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS) The Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS) infrastructure will facilitate the access to information on EU companies for the public and ensure that all EU business registers can communicate to each other electronically in a safe and secure way in relation to cross-border mergers and foreign branches. The ultimate aim is to enhance confidence in the single market through transparency and up-to-date information and reduce unnecessary burdens on companies. The system will consist of: A core services platform, named “European Central Platform” (ECP); The Member States business registers; and The e-Justice portal which will provide an interface serving as European electronic access point to information on companies. WEBSITE Francophone Alliance of Business and Commerce Registers (AFREC) The Francophone Alliance of Business and Commerce Registers (AFREC) is an association that brings together public institutions responsible for managing business, company, and beneficial ownership registers across French-speaking countries. Established during the Forum of Francophone Registries in Djerba, AFREC aims to strengthen cooperation among national registry authorities, promote best practices, and enhance economic transparency and legal security across its member states. Through collaboration and knowledge sharing, AFREC supports the modernization and harmonization of business registry systems throughout the francophone world. WEBSITE How to Join the CRF? It’s easy to join the CRF. We have now have 3 categories of membership. JOIN NOW

Conductor Paul Masena representing Botswana Conductor Paul Masena Executive Committee REPRESENTING: Botswana Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA) Mr Conductor Paul Masena was appointed as the inaugural Registrar General of CIPA in August 2013. He is charged with driving the strategic direction of the Authority and ensuring that CIPA delivers its mandate as per the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority Act, 2011. Mr Masena joined the then Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (ROCIP) in 1999 as a Commercial Officer and rose through the ranks to Commercial Officer – Head of Companies and Business Names (2001), Senior Commercial Officer – Head of Copyright Section (2003), Principal Commercial Officer – Head of Companies Division (2007), Deputy Registrar (2009), Registrar (2011), until he become the Registrar General at the newly created parastatal (CIPA). He is credited with putting in place processes that significantly reduced the turn-around times for registering companies in Botswana, spearheading the amendments of the Companies Act, Copyright Act and the Industrial Property Act, and leading the transformation of ROCIP to an autonomous body. Mr Masena has also cemented CIPA’s relationship with international bodies such as the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) and the Corporate Registers Forum among others, ensuring that all CIPA activities are based on international standards. A seasoned professional who has extensive experience in both Copyright and Industrial Property, Mr Masena was elected to chair ARIPO Administrative Council from 2009 to 2011. During his tenure as chairperson, ARIPO adopted the Swakopmund Protocol on Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Folklore, approved a new organogram transforming ARIPO into a more effective organisation and registered a surplus budget. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Adel Chouari representing Tunisia Adel Chouari 2025 Conference Director REPRESENTING: Tunisia National Center for Business Register Adel Chouari serves as the founder and Director General of the Tunisian Business Registry. With a distinguished career spanning over 25 years at the National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI). After earning his master’s degree in communication and journalism from the Institute of Press and Information Science (IPSI) in Tunis in 1992, Chouari began his career at INNORPI in 1993. His early roles included serving as a communications officer and subsequently as a project manager for the digitization of invention patent documents. In these capacities, he established the first unit for disseminating information contained in patent documents and founded the Tunisia Academy of Industrial Property. Chouari has pursued extensive training in trademark and patent protection, engaging with prestigious organizations such as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich and US Patent and trademark office (USPTO) in Washington. As a project manager, he played a pivotal role in modernizing INNORPI's industrial property information system and spearheaded the institution’s digital transition. In 1996, Chouari was tasked with managing the Central business Registry, overseeing the dissemination of legal and economic information on companies gathered from local business registries at courts. This role provided him with valuable insights into the register’s economic significance and its role in safeguarding third-party rights and enhancing transparency. Driven by a strong belief in the trade registries value, Chouari embarked on a mission to modernize the Tunisian Business registry legislation and IT system. In 2010, he launched the first Tunisian governmental website for accessing to companies’ documents and data. By 2017, as Tunisia classification on the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) grey list, Chouari led a comprehensive overhaul of the legislative and regulatory framework governing the business registry system culminating in the creation of the National Business Register in October 2018 including beneficial owner registry. In 2022, founded the AFREC the Alliance of Business Registries of French speaking countries. CHOUARI is actually Director General of the Tunisian Business Registry and member of the national FATF committee and actively participates in numerous national steering committees dedicated to modernization and the digitalization of the administration and AML-FT issues Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Ricco Dun representing The Netherlands Ricco Dun Executive Committee Member REPRESENTING: Netherlands The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Kinnie Wong representing Hong Kong, China Kinnie Wong Treasurer REPRESENTING: Hong Kong, China Companies Registry Before assuming the Post of the Registrar of Companies in July 2022, Miss Helen Tang served in various policy bureaux and departments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, including the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau, the former Home Affairs Bureau, the Government Logistics Department, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, the Labour and Welfare Bureau, the Department of Health, the former Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau, the former Information Technology and Broadcasting Bureau, the former Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority, the former Health and Welfare Branch, the former Civil Service Branch and the former City and New Territories Administration. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Kathrine Morgan-Wicks representing Australia Kathrine Morgan-Wicks Executive Committee Member REPRESENTING: Australia Australian Registry Business Services Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Louise Smyth representing United Kingdom Louise Smyth President REPRESENTING: United Kingdom Companies House Louise Smyth joined Companies House in September 2017 as Chief Executive and Registrar for England and Wales. Louise has served as President of the Corporate Registers Forum since 2021. Before joining Companies House Louise held a number of senior positions at the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), including Director of IT, Director of People, Places & Services. Louise went on to become Chief Operating Officer in 2014, responsible for Corporate Services: IT, People, Places and Services and Finance Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Ross Van der Schyff representing New Zealand Ross Van der Schyff Executive Committee REPRESENTING: New Zealand Companies Office Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Teresa Cristina Pantoja representing Brazil Teresa Cristina Pantoja President in Transition REPRESENTING: Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni