The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration has a Board of Trustees consisting of ten (10) members at least and thirty (30) members at the most appointed in consultation with the Asian African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) from amongst eminent African and Asian personalities specialized in the fields of international arbitration, law, business, trade, investment and international relations. The Board of Trustees may include up to 20% of its members from outside the Afro-Asian Region from amongst figures specialized in the aforementioned fields.
The term of the Board of Trustees is four years, which may be renewed once for a similar term, unless otherwise determined due to special circumstances.
The Board of Trustees shall carry out, in particular, the following functions: appointing the Director of the Centre in consultation with AALCO for a four-year term, which may be renewed once for a similar term, unless otherwise determined due to special circumstances; setting down the general policy for achieving the objectives of the Centre and ratifying the Auditor's report for each fiscal year.