The Audit Committee consists of five members, including four independent members (Non-Board Member) who were appointed by the General Assembly's. The committee is also chaired by an independent member. The main duties of the Audit Committee shall be competent in monitoring the company's activities and ensuring the integrity and effectiveness of the reports, financial statements, and internal control systems. The committee also submits its recommendations to the Board of Directors, which would activate
and develop the internal control system in a way that achieves Elm Company's objectives and protects the interests of shareholders.
The General Assembly also issued, after the Board of Directors' recommendation, the Audit Committee Charter, which includes the duties and procedures for the committee's, the rules for selecting its members, Nomination process, the membership duration, the compensation, and the mechanism of appointing temporary members in case a seat in the committee becomes vacant.
The Audit Committee aims to assist the Board of Directors in performing its monitoring and supervisory duties efficiently and effectively, and its main tasks include:
- Analyze the Company's interim and annual financial statements to ensure its integrity, fairness and transparency and provide its opinion and recommendations thereon.
- Examine and review the Company's internal and financial control systems and risk management system to ensure its effectiveness, in addition to the effectiveness and efficiency of the Company's administrative information systems and other information technology systems.
- Monitor and oversee the performance and activities of the internal auditor and internal audit department of the Company to ensure the availability of the necessary resources and their effectiveness in performing the assigned activities and duties.
- Provide recommendations to the Board to nominate external auditors, dismiss them, determine their remunerations, and assess their performance after verifying their independence and reviewing the scope of their work and the terms of their contracts.
- Ensure the Company's compliance with the relevant laws, regulations, policies, and instructions.
- Ensure the effectiveness of the formation procedures and the performance of audit committees and internal audit departments in subsidiaries.