Hegumen Daniel (Davit Kiknadze)
Founder & Spiritual Leader
Founding vision, institutional continuity and spiritual guidance.
Institutional Leadership
Leadership
Founding continuity. Executive responsibility. PDP CARITAS maintains a clear distinction between founding and spiritual leadership and executive management.
INSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP
Founding continuity. Executive responsibility.
PDP CARITAS maintains a clear distinction between founding and spiritual leadership and executive management.
Our leadership structure combines the institutional continuity and founding vision of Hegumen Daniel (Davit Kiknadze) with the executive, administrative and strategic responsibilities entrusted to Dr. Ami Zara.
This distinction establishes clear responsibility while preserving the founding principles and long-term institutional direction of the organization.
FOUNDING LEADERSHIP
Hegumen Daniel
(Davit Kiknadze)
Founder & Spiritual Leader
Hegumen Daniel (Davit Kiknadze) is the Founder and Spiritual Leader of PDP CARITAS within the wider international institutional framework from which a number of educational, humanitarian, cultural and charitable organizations have developed.
His founding and spiritual responsibilities remain distinct from the day-to-day executive and administrative management of the organization.
- Founding continuity
- Institutional vision
- Spiritual guidance
- Long-term institutional orientation
- Stewardship of foundational values
- Continuity of the organization’s educational and humanitarian purpose
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Dr. Ami Zara
Director-General & Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Ami Zara leads the executive, administrative and strategic work of PDP CARITAS.
As Director-General and Chief Executive Officer, he is responsible for the implementation and coordination of the organization’s executive mandate. In addition to his leadership of PDP CARITAS, Dr. Zara holds concurrent executive appointments within a number of international organizations.
- Organizational governance
- Executive administration
- Institutional development
- Strategic implementation
- International coordination
- Educational and humanitarian initiatives
- Institutional representation
- Cross-border cooperation
Dr. Ami Zara
Director-General & Chief Executive Officer
Executive governance, administration, strategic development and international coordination.
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
Distinct roles. Shared institutional purpose.
The governance structure of PDP CARITAS distinguishes between two complementary areas of responsibility.
Hegumen Daniel (Davit Kiknadze), Founder & Spiritual Leader, is responsible for founding continuity, institutional vision, spiritual guidance and long-term orientation.
Dr. Ami Zara, Director-General & Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for executive administration, organizational governance, strategy, international coordination and institutional implementation.
This separation allows the organization to preserve continuity of purpose while maintaining clear and identifiable responsibility for executive decisions and operational management.
WIDER INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT
Central Organization of Orthodox Europe
(Light Savior Foundation)
The wider institutional framework is connected with the Central Organization of Orthodox Europe (Light Savior Foundation).
Within this framework, Hegumen Daniel (Davit Kiknadze) serves as Founder and Spiritual Leader, and Dr. Ami Zara serves as Director-General.
The same distinction between founding leadership and executive responsibility remains consistent across relevant institutional records and websites.
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
A consistent governance model across distinct organizations
Where supported by the respective organizational records, affiliated and cooperating organizations identify leadership using the same clear structure: Hegumen Daniel (Davit Kiknadze), Founder & Spiritual Leader, and Dr. Ami Zara, Director-General & Chief Executive Officer.
Each organization nevertheless retains its own legal identity, jurisdiction, governance framework, registration information and institutional responsibilities.
The presence of common leadership does not merge separate legal organizations into a single legal entity.
OUR SHARED DIRECTION
Education, human dignity and responsible cooperation
The leadership structure supports an institutional mission centered on:
Education
Expanding access to knowledge and professional development.
Humanitarian Responsibility
Developing practical structures capable of serving people and communities in need.
Human Dignity
Placing respect for the individual at the center of institutional activity.
International Cooperation
Building responsible relationships across national, cultural and institutional boundaries.
Cultural Understanding
Supporting constructive cooperation among communities while respecting their independent identities.
Responsible Governance
Maintaining clear institutional roles, documented responsibilities and accountable administration.
LEADERSHIP NAVIGATION
Official leadership profiles
Hegumen Daniel (Davit Kiknadze)
Founder & Spiritual Leader
Founding vision, institutional continuity and spiritual guidance.
Dr. Ami Zara
Director-General & Chief Executive Officer
Executive governance, administration, strategic development and international coordination.
RELATED GOVERNANCE RECORDS