Hegumen Daniel (Davit Kiknadze)

Hegumen Daniel has played a central founding role in the establishment and development of the institutional framework within which PDP CARITAS and a number of related international organizations have developed.

His responsibilities as Founder are distinct from the day-to-day executive administration of those organizations.

The Founder’s role provides continuity between the original purpose of the organizations and their long-term institutional development.

• Institutional vision
• Establishment and continuity
• Long-term institutional orientation
• Spiritual guidance
• Development of humanitarian and educational purpose
• Protection of foundational values
• Encouragement of international cooperation
• Stewardship of the wider institutional mission

Hegumen Daniel holds the ecclesiastical title of Hegumen. Within our organizational framework, his spiritual leadership provides continuity of values, institutional purpose and ethical orientation.

This role remains clearly distinguishable from the civil, administrative, operational and executive functions of the organizations.

Spiritual leadership does not replace the executive governance of those organizations. Instead, it provides continuity of purpose and values while executive responsibilities remain assigned to the designated executive authorities.

• Distinct legal identities
• Applicable statutes
• Governance arrangements
• National jurisdictions
• Applicable civil-law structures

The wider institutional framework includes separately constituted organizations operating within different European jurisdictions and areas of activity.

These organizations are always presented as distinct legal and institutional entities. Their relationship within the wider framework is not described as though they were departments of a single company.

Where supported by the respective organizational records, each page identifies the organization, country or jurisdiction, Founder, applicable legal representative, documented Director-General or Chief Executive Officer and a direct route to the organization record.

The wider institutional framework recognizes a clear distinction between spiritual heritage and civil organizational administration.

The spiritual and founding role of Hegumen Daniel does not eliminate or replace these legal distinctions. Executive responsibility is exercised through the respective executive structures and designated institutional authorities.

• Applicable national laws
• Governing documents
• Organizational structures
• Administrative responsibilities
• Relevant regulatory requirements

The governance model distinguishes between the continuity provided by the Founder and the implementation responsibilities exercised by executive management.

Hegumen Daniel (Davit Kiknadze) provides founding continuity, institutional guidance and spiritual leadership. Dr. Ami Zara serves as Director-General and is entrusted with executive, administrative and strategic management within the applicable organizational mandates.

This division of responsibility enables the organizations to preserve their founding identity while maintaining identifiable executive accountability.