During the Permanent Council meeting of the in 1959 founded ‘European Association for Experimental Mechanics’ in Lausanne, Switzerland on March 14, 2008 it was decided to launch a new society namely ‘The European Society for experimental Mechanics’ keeping the same acronym ‘EuraSEM’.

The president, the two Vice-Presidents, the Secretary and the Treasurer make up the Executive Committee (EC).  The EC is responsible for the daily implementation of strategic directions and policies decided/approved by the council and for establishing and maintaining good governance practices.