The Society is governed by a General Committee (GC). General Committee members are elected by the Society's members. They represent individual countries or, where appropriate, groups of countries. The General Committee meets twice a year.

The General Committee elects the Executive Committee (EC), which implements the resolutions passed by the General Committee and by the General Assembly. The Executive Committee is responsible for the day-to-day co-ordination of ESCP activities. It is composed of the President, Past-President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary.