The Shanghai Board Election where Shanghai Representative/Vice President-designate, Shanghai Chairman of the Board (1) and Shanghai Board positions (6) are elected, will take place on Thursday, 18 April at Pullman Hotel located at 15 Dapu Road, Huangpu District.

Please allow us to introduce the Election procedure.

Who can vote?
If you meet all the following 4 criteria, you can vote for election:
1) To be a primary contact (the main contact between the European Chamber and your company);
2) A European member company with operations in China;
3) A Member of one of our working groups or forums;
4) With paid dues for the year 2013.

Who can attend the Board Election Meeting?
All members (including those who do not meet the requirements for voting and standing for election), with paid dues, have the right to participate in the event. However only members that meet the above mentioned 4 criteria can vote.

Motivation letters of the candidates are as follows:

Chairman:
 
Stefan Sack (Comau)
 
Board:

-          Johannes Dietsch (Bayer)
-          Frederik Cornu (Bureau Veritas)
-          Carlo Leopaldi (Capital Logistics)
-          Iris Duchetsmann (Eversheds)
-          Julia Wu (HSBC Bank)
-          Marcus Wassmuth (LBBW)
-          Yannig Gourmelon (Roland Berger)
-          Dan Zhu (Shanghai Rainbow Consulting)
-          Mick Adams (Somerley)
-          David Guo (Societe Generale)

How can I vote?
There are two ways of voting:
1) In person by secret ballot at the Board Election Meeting. Please register your attendance at yangzhao@europeanchamber.com.cn before April 16th. You will receive official confirmation from our events team after verifying your membership status. Please print out and bring the official confirmation with you to the Board Election Meeting.

2) Assign a proxy to vote on your behalf. Please click here to download the form and note that Proxies and those voting by proxy must both be members of the Chamber in good standing. The Proxy should be returned to the Liaison Office in Shanghai by April the 16th (proxies returned after this deadline won’t be accepted). The number of proxies a member can hold is maximum 5.

The nomination period is officially closed.

Please click here to download the Election Notice from Mr. Adam Dunnett, Secretary General of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, which officially opens the election period.

For more information, please refer to the European Chamber Article of Association (click here) and Bye Laws (click here) or contact: Ms. Remei Lluch for membership related queries and queries about your eligibility to vote/run at rlluch@europeanchamber.com.cn

Voting
Voting takes place on-site at the event.

Agenda
17.30-18.00 - Registration
18.00-18.10 - Welcome Remarks by Ioana Kraft, General Manager, European Chamber Shanghai Chapter
18.10-18.30 - Chamber activity report
18.30-18.50 - Chairman's report by Piter de Jong, European Chamber Shanghai Chapter Chairman
18.50-19.00 - Introduction of Election Procedure by Returning Officer Adam Dunnet, Secretary General, European Chamber
19.00-19.30 - Hustings (candidates introduce themselves and their motivation)
19.30-19.45 - Elections
19.45-20.45 - Networking Drinks
20.45    -  Announcement of election results

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, 18th April 2013!

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