Dear Members of Human Resources Working Group,
The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to join Human Resources Working Group Meeting and Chair Election at 14:00-16:30 pm, 23 March 2016 at the European Chamber Shanghai Office.
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During the meeting, we will hold the Elections for the Human Resources Working Group Chairperson and Vice Chairpersons firstly. Then, Ms. Maggie Li, China Business Head – Talent Information Solutions, Mercer will deliver a presentation on When Women Thrive, Businesses Thrive.The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session and an interactive discussion on the topic.
Agenda:
14:00 – 14:30 pm
· Roundtable Introduction;
· Opening Remarks;
· Introduction of the process of Election and candidates’ speech, each 5 minutes; and
· Voting for the candidates.
14:30 – 16:30 pm
· Presentation by Ms. Maggie Li, China Business Head – Talent Information Solutions, Mercer
· Q&A and Discussion;
· Any other business; and
· Announce the Election Result.
Our Speaker
Ms. Maggie Li, China Business Head – Talent Information Solutions, Mercer
Maggie heads Mercer Talent Information Solutions business in strategic planning, developing new markets and products to enable Mercer's continued leadership as the number one provider of human capital information and solutions in China. She has led and participated in many HR consulting projects for a number of renowned multinational companies with strength in job analysis and evaluation, grading structure design, salary structure design, benefits review, total rewards and retention program.
Chair Elections:
The Human Resources Working Group Chair and Vice Chairs play a crucial role in driving the Group. The responsibilities of Chairpersons include taking a leading role in the drafting of the Position Paper, communicating key messages to the Chinese and European governments and steering Working Group meetings. The required characteristics of a Chair and Vice Chair are a senior industry representative with relevant industry expertise and government contacts who has the time and willingness to support the group. Previous participation in the Working Group is essential.
According to European Chamber internal best practices intended to promote new strategies and approaches for the operation of the group, the European Chamber recommends that a Chairperson should not exceed three years in his/her role and highly encourages all members interested in taking a leading role to put their name forward for election.
Should you be interested in putting yourself forward for candidacy for election, please firstly read the attached document which outlines the roles and responsibilities of a Chairperson.
To apply, each prospective candidate should submit a short bio and a motivation letter prior to the election to Mr. Kevin Fang at kfang@europeanchamber.com.cn by Monday, 14 March, 2016. In the email, please clearly state whether you intend to run for the position of Chair or Vice Chair. Candidates running for the role of Chair, if not successfully elected, can opt to be included as a candidate for Vice Chair. For the Human Resources Working Group, it is possible to have at most one Chair and two Vice Chairs.
In accordance with European Chamber internal guidelines, the Working Group Coordinator will send another email to the Human Resources Working Group one week prior to the election with the bios and motivation letters of all candidates attached. Voting for the election must be conducted in person at the meeting (one vote per company) after each candidate has been given an opportunity to give a short speech on why they would like to run for election. The duration of the term for both Chairs and Vice Chairs is one year. All elected Chairpersons must sign the attached Code of Conduct following election.