The SDC's governance structure consists of a seven member board of directors and the Chief Executive Officer of the SDC. Four members of the SDC's Board of Directors are elected by the SDC General Assembly and three members are appointed by the JSC. The Board serves for a term of three years. The daily management and operations of the SDC are the responsibility of the SDC's Chief Executive Officer.
The SDC consists of seven departments:
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Members & Securities Department
The Members & Securities Department takes the necessary measures for the admission of a new member (public shareholding companies, brokers, and custodians) to the SDC and ensures the completion of the documentation required for that purpose. It also registers securities and opens accounts on the SDC systems for that purpose. The Department also conducts the necessary measures to deposit securities at the SDC and execute corporate actions. The Department is divided into two sections: Members Section, and Securities Section.
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Operations Department
The Operations Department executes the process of clearing and settlement of the trading contracts executed through the Amman Stock Exchange which is represented by the delivery of sold securities against payment of funds, impose and release ownership restrictions (pledge, lien and freeze) to deposited securities; in addition to conducting transfers for transactions excluded from trading and transfers of non-traded securities. The Department is divided into three sections: Clearing & Settlement Section, Ownership Restrictions Section, and Transfers & Customer Service Section.
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Financial & Administration Department
The Financial & Administration Department is responsible for all the SDC’s human resources and financial affairs; in addition to providing the administrative support services that are necessary for the SDC’s operations and organization. The Financial & Administration Department is divided into three sections: Human Resources Section, Financial Affairs Section, and Administrative Support Services Section that includes three divisions: Purchases and Supplies, Bureau, and Transport.
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Legal Department
Legal department concerns to provide legal consultation and studies, prepares draft of laws and regulations and instructions and give recommendation about necessary legislative amendment, drafting Agreements, Contracts and MOU which held by SDC with others, and follows up legal affairs including adopting official documents according to the legal requirements, and follows up cases in which the SDC is a party thereto.
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Research Department
The Research Department prepares studies and research papers and provides information, data and statistics related to the SDC’s activities. It also follows up the SDC’s relations with external institutions and the development of other central securities depositories to establish cooperation relations with them. This department also develops the SDC’s organizational structure, prepares and develops its strategic plan, and prepares the annual institutional development plan; in addition to documenting all the SDC’s operations, procedures, and services and setting-up and applying the methodology of knowledge management The Research Department is divided into two sections: Studies & External Relations Section, and Institutional Development Section.
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Information Technology Department
The Information Technology Department undertakes all the affairs of the SDC’s hardware, software and the technical aspects related thereto; in addition to internal and external communication network issues. It also provides technical support services for the SDC's departments and all SDC's members. The Information Technology Department is divided into three sections: Software Development Section, Systems & Databases Section, and Communication & Technical Support Section.
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Internal Audit Department
Internal Audit Department verifies that measures and actions carried out by the SDC departments have been in accordance with the applicable legal frameworks, and as it is in the laws, regulations and instructions, the department is divided into two sections: Administrative & Financial Audit Section, and Technical Audit Section.