Turnaround Management Association - Southern Africa

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Thursday, July 14, 2005

TMA 2006 election procedure

 

Turnaround Management Association

 

Election procedure

The initial Board of Directors of the Turnaround Management Association - Southern Africa will stand down at the first annual meeting of members held at 18h00 on Thursday 22 September 2005 at Werksmans, c/o Fredman Drive & 5th Avenue, Sandton.

At the first annual meeting of members, registered members will elect the 2005/06 Board of Directors from a slate of nominees (see Election 05/06 nominations for the nomination slate).

The election will be on a round-robin basis in the following sequence:

1. Elect non-executive Chairman (1-year term)

2. Thereafter, from nominees not already elected, elect the members of the Executive Committee:

  • Elect CEO (2-year term - by default the non-Executive Chairman-elect for the next term). The runner-up will be Deputy-CEO (3-year term - by default the CEO-elect for the next term, and the non-Executive Chairman-elect for the term thereafter).
  • Elect Treasurer (3-year term). Elect Secretary (3-year term).
  • Elect Director: Membership (3-year term).
  • Elect Director: Programmes (2-year term).
  • Elect Director: ACTP Relations and Education (3-year term)

3. Thereafter, from nominees not already elected, elect the other 2-year term Executive Directors:

  • Elect Director: Public Relations (2-year term).
  • Elect Director: Sponsorship (2-year term).
  • Elect Director: Pro bono activities (2-year term).

4. Thereafter, from nominees not already elected, elect the other 1-year term Executive Directors:

  • Elect Director: Newsletter (1-year term).
  • Elect Director: Web site (1-year term).

5. Thereafter, from nominees not already elected, elect the two non-Executive Directors (1-year term).

Proxy votes

  • Should you not be able to attend the general meeting of members, you may select another member, that will be present, to vote on your behalf.
  • Do so by sending the member you select an email to the effect that you grant him/her your proxy.
  • The member you select must submit the email at the annual meeting of members prior to the elections beginning to enable him/her to exercise your proxy vote.
  • Members may not vote for themselves, but the proxy votes they exercise may be for themselves.