diff --git a/PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/pages/GovernancePage.tsx b/PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/pages/GovernancePage.tsx
index b53b2bd..56c8e30 100644
--- a/PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/pages/GovernancePage.tsx
+++ b/PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/pages/GovernancePage.tsx
@@ -270,8 +270,6 @@ export const GovernancePage: React.FC = () => {
     const linkedUserId =
       editingOrg?.userId ||
       editingOrg?.UserId ||
-      editingOrg?.organisationUser ||
-      editingOrg?.OrganisationUser ||
       '';
 
     if (linkedUserId) {
@@ -296,7 +294,7 @@ export const GovernancePage: React.FC = () => {
     }
 
     return list;
-  }, [executiveAndManagerUsers, usersDirectory, editingOrg?.id, editingOrg?.userId, editingOrg?.organisationUser]);
+  }, [executiveAndManagerUsers, usersDirectory, editingOrg?.id, editingOrg?.userId]);
 
   // Quick Add Executive User Subform state
   const [isQuickAddUserOpen, setIsQuickAddUserOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -630,7 +628,6 @@ export const GovernancePage: React.FC = () => {
           registrationNo: data.registrationNo,
           email: data.email,
           organisationUser: data.organisationUser,
-          userId: data.organisationUser,
           type: Number(data.type),
           status: data.status !== undefined ? Number(data.status) : ActivityStatus.Active,
         });
@@ -770,9 +767,6 @@ export const GovernancePage: React.FC = () => {
     const targetUserId =
       org.userId ||
       org.UserId ||
-      org.organisationUser ||
-      org.OrganisationUser ||
-      org.createdBy ||
       '';
 
     let selectedUserId = '';
@@ -1238,6 +1232,11 @@ export const GovernancePage: React.FC = () => {
                             <Mail className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-slate-500" />
                             {org.email}
                           </span>
+                          {org.userId && (
+                            <span className="text-[10px] text-blue-400/90 font-mono block mt-0.5" title={`Executive User: ${org.userId}`}>
+                              Exec: {getUserEmail(org.userId)}
+                            </span>
+                          )}
                         </td>
                         <td className="py-3.5 px-4">
                           <span className={`inline-flex items-center px-2.5 py-0.5 rounded-full text-[10px] font-semibold border ${statusBadge.className}`}>
@@ -1736,11 +1735,11 @@ export const GovernancePage: React.FC = () => {
               <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-1">
                 <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
                   <label className="block text-xs font-semibold text-slate-300">
-                    Linked Executive / Manager User *
+                    Responsible Executive User *
                   </label>
                   <HelpTooltip
-                    title="Designated Organisation User"
-                    content="Only users with an Executive or Manager role can be assigned to an organisation."
+                    title="Executive / Organisation User"
+                    content="The Executive user responsible for this organisation. Stored as userId in the organisation record and submitted as organisationUser to the API."
                     size="sm"
                     placement="top"
                   />
@@ -2585,11 +2584,17 @@ export const GovernancePage: React.FC = () => {
                     <span className="text-slate-300">{getOrganisationTypeLabel(orgFreshDetail?.type ?? selectedOrgForDetail?.type ?? OrganisationType.Enterprise)}</span>
                   </div>
                   <div className="flex items-center gap-2 min-w-0">
-                    <span className="text-slate-400 font-semibold text-[11px] uppercase tracking-wider shrink-0">Linked User:</span>
+                    <span className="text-slate-400 font-semibold text-[11px] uppercase tracking-wider shrink-0">Executive User:</span>
                     <span className="text-blue-400 font-mono text-[11px] truncate">
                       {getUserEmail(orgFreshDetail?.userId || selectedOrgForDetail?.userId) || orgFreshDetail?.userId || selectedOrgForDetail?.userId || '—'}
                     </span>
                   </div>
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-2 min-w-0">
+                    <span className="text-slate-400 font-semibold text-[11px] uppercase tracking-wider shrink-0">Created By:</span>
+                    <span className="text-slate-300 font-mono text-[11px] truncate">
+                      {getUserEmail(orgFreshDetail?.createdBy || selectedOrgForDetail?.createdBy) || orgFreshDetail?.createdBy || selectedOrgForDetail?.createdBy || '—'}
+                    </span>
+                  </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
 
diff --git a/PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/services/api.ts b/PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/services/api.ts
index 908c458..d81ab01 100644
--- a/PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/services/api.ts
+++ b/PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/services/api.ts
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ export const createOrganisation = async (payload: CreateOrganisationRequest): Pr
     email: payload.email,
     idNumber: payload.idNumber || null,
     organisationUser: payload.organisationUser,
-    userId: payload.userId || payload.organisationUser,
     type: payload.type !== undefined ? Number(payload.type) : 5,
   });
   return res.data;
@@ -260,9 +259,8 @@ export const updateOrganisation = async (payload: UpdateOrganisationRequest): Pr
     name: payload.name,
     registrationNo: payload.registrationNo,
     email: payload.email,
-    idNumber: payload.idNumber,
+    idNumber: payload.idNumber || null,
     organisationUser: payload.organisationUser,
-    userId: payload.userId || payload.organisationUser,
     type: Number(payload.type),
     status: orgStatus,
   });
diff --git a/PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/types.ts b/PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/types.ts
index 16cffce..eaae2f9 100644
--- a/PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/types.ts
+++ b/PostFundManagement.ConsoleUI/src/types.ts
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ export interface CreateOrganisationRequest {
   email: string;
   idNumber?: string | null;
   organisationUser: string;
-  userId?: string | null;
   type: OrganisationType;
 }
 
@@ -399,7 +398,6 @@ export interface UpdateOrganisationRequest {
   email: string;
   idNumber?: string | null;
   organisationUser: string;
-  userId?: string | null;
   type: OrganisationType;
   status?: ActivityStatus;
 }