the directorate is the executive body of the icrc. it attends to the daily management of the icrc, whereas the assembly sets policy. the directorate consists of a director-general and five directors in the areas of "operations", "human resources", "financial resources and logistics ", "communication and information management", and "international law and cooperation within the movement". the members of the directorate are appointed by the assembly to serve for four years. the director-general has assumed more personal responsibility in recent years, much like a ceo, where he was formerly more of a first among equals at the directorate.