6th EEEGR Board Elections

EEEGR Board Elections 2009

I am delighted to inform you about our sixth Board Election process. When we started EEEGR in April 2001 as a not for profit business focused organisation we had an aspiration to be lead by an Elected Board supported by co-opted expertise and Board observers. In this way we can truly provide an effective "All Energy" organisation for the East of England. This guidance has helped EEEGR to build its total membership to 325; of which 268 are commercial members and 234 of these are Regional Members (commercial business having an operating address in Bedfordshire, Cambridge, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk or Suffolk - the East of England). This equates to a membership increase of 12% on the same time last year.

To ensure that the skills and leadership which help EEEGR to maintain a close and effective relationship with its membership, we use a process that provides for nine elected directors from the private sector. Each year three directors resign in rotation. They will then be eligible to present themselves, along with any other properly nominated member if they so wish, for the annual election.  In this way we have a process which provides regular open opportunity for engagement whilst retaining continuity of experience. Last year three directors Anna Soroko, Paul Dixon and Graham Hacon were appointed; this year Mark Goodall, Richard Jenkins and Gary Williams will be retiring by rotation, and we will be seeking to elect three directors from those nominated. 

Under the Articles of Association, as a regional organisation, only Regional Members are entitled to present themselves for election and to vote on the subsequent nominations. However, All Members, Regional, Non Regional and Supporters, may support and endorse an application for an individual person in the nomination process.

For details of the current EEEGR Elected Board of Directors please visit www.eeegr.com/theboard

Timetable for 2009

06/08/2009       Notice of application process through this letter.

                           Applicants to be nominated - Open

01/09/2009       Close of nominations - Closed - all forms to be received by 17:00

07/09/2009       Validated nominees published on web.

                           Voting papers posted to Regional Members -Open

25/09/2009       Voting process - Closed - all voting papers to be received by 17:00

28/10/2009       Nominees privately advised of the results

08/10/2009       EEEGR AGM - results declared 

                           Details to be published in public domain on 13/10/2007

20/10/2009       EEEGR Board meeting with new directors in post.

If you require any further information please contact Stuart Thornton, Operations Manager on 01493 446535 or st@eeegr.com