The President organises the work programme of the Council and is responsible for the legality of its proceedings. The President of the Council is at the same time the President of the Assembly, as well as the President of the Board of Directors.

The President is elected for a one-year mandate. The same person may be re-elected President.

A person with a university degree, who is a publicly recognised business person with a minimum of five years' experience may be appointed President.

The President shall:

1. Enter into agreements and undertake other legal actions on behalf of and for the Council;
2. Ensure the legality of the Council's operations;
3. Reconcile the work of the Council bodies and execute their decisions;
4. Carry out the activities of the Council in accordance with the decisions of the Council Assembly, unless stipulated otherwise by the Statute; and
5. Perform other activities in accordance with the Law and the Statute.

The function of the President shall expire upon:

1. Tending a resignation;
2. The expiry of the mandate if there was no re-election;
3. A recall at the decision of the Assembly before the expiry of the mandate; or
4. In other cases in accordance with the Law and the Statute.

Since 2009, the Council has been chaired by the following presidents:

• Dániel Szász, Crngorski Telekom
• Szabolcs Horváth, Crnogorska komercijalna banka
• Rüdiger Schulz, Crnogorski Telekom
• Miroslav Hiršl, Societe Generale banka Montenegro
• Christoph Schoen, Addiko Bank

Since December 2022, the President of the Council has been Tamas Kamarasi, CEO of CKB bank.