Governance

The highest body of the Estonian Employers’ Confederation is the General Assembly, which convenes once a year. Among other things, the exclusive competence of the General Assembly includes the election of Council members and the approval of the confederation’s annual financial report.

The Council is a 30-member body consisting of representatives of the Confederation, which performs the duties of the General Assembly within the scope specified in the articles of association and usually convenes once a month. Council members are elected for three years, and the council is led by a Chairman (President) and up to seven vice-chairmen, who are elected by its members for three years. In the absence of the President, one of the vice-chairmen replaces them.

Since 2025, the President of the Employers’ Confederation Council has been Ain Hanschmidt, who was elected to lead the Council for a three-year term on February 19th 2025.

The Estonian Employers’ Confederation’s daily work is led by the Managing Director, who is also appointed by the Council for a three-year term. Starting on October 1st, 2024, Hando Sutter assumed the position of Managing Director of the Employers’ Confederation.