About OCCA

OCCA Governance

As a registered charity in the UK, OCCA is controlled and administered by a voluntary Council of Trustees, in compliance with the strict requirements of the Charities Commission. This governing body (Council) of volunteers manages OCCA, sets strategy and authorises any key actions or strategy changes.

There are currently a number of Committees which each report into Council, the roles of which are identified as follows:

Committee Structure

• Technical & Publications Committee — dealing with technical events programmes & OCCA publications – Surface Coatings International, OCCA monographs, OCCA Handbook.
• Registrations & Awards Committee — responsible for maintaining our standards, approving professional status memberships and moderating on our awards & honours.
• Marketing & Members Committee — a committee aiming to better promote OCCA’s activities, manage advertising and commercial promotion of OCCA, aswell as considering and reviewing members’ benefits and ways of enhancing them.
• SURFEX LTD — a wholly owned subsidiary of OCCA, run by a separate volunteer Board of Directors, responsible for the organisation and management OCCA’s commercial activities, including the biennial SURFEX exhibition.

Additionally, 3 regional Section Committees in the UK all report separately to central Council. Each of these local committees are comprised of a Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer, organising technical programmes and events at local level. (See UK page for more contact details and meeting venues).

The international sections, or Divisional Committees, each run autonomously but in coordination with central Council (see International page for more details).