Dear Member of the European Chamber,
The Annual General Meeting (AGM), where the President (1), Vice presidents (3) and Treasurer (1) are elected, will take place on 27th April at 5:30pm at the Kempinski Hotel Beijing, 50 Liangmaqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing,China.
Please find below the list of approved candidates for the 2016 AGM Board Election. To view the motivation letters and short bios of the candidates please click on the names of the candidates:
President
Jörg Wuttke, BASF (China) Co., Ltd
Vice Presidents (3):
Sara Marchetta, Chiomenti Studio Legale
Patrick Horgan, Rolls-Royce
Bertrand de La Noue, Total (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
Treasurer (1):
Lars Eckerlein, ABB (China) Ltd.
Vice President of the European Commission, Commissioner Katainen will attend the AGM and address the members. The former Prime Minister of Finland is the designated "Mr China" within the EU Commission.
The election procedure is as follows.
Who can vote and run for elections?
You can vote and run for election if you:
1) are a designated representative (the main contact between the European Chamber and your company);
2) are a European member with operations in China;
3) are a member of one of our working groups or forums; and
4) have paid dues for the year 2016 (please make sure that the Chamber has received and confirmed your membership payment by 20th April).
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. However, only members who meet the abovementioned 4 criteria can vote or run for election.
How can I vote?
There are two ways of voting:
1) In person by secret ballot at the election venue. Please note that even if you have voting rights confirmed by the Secretariat of the Chamber, you must have registered for the AGM by midnight on 25th April in order to exercise this vote.
2) Assign a proxy to vote on your behalf by midnight on 25th April. Please fill in the proxy form and send a scanned copy to Mr Graeme Wallace at gwallace@europeanchamber.com.cn, by fax to 010 64622067 or in person at the Chamber office located at Office C412, Beijing Lufthansa Center, 50 Liangmaqiao Road, Beijing.
The proxy must be a colleague from your own legal entity and must be present to vote. This requirement has only two exceptions:
1. Individual members.
2. Primary members based outside Beijing without an Additional membership in Beijing.
In such cases, these members may give their proxy to another individual member/corporate member with voting rights.
Proxies received after the deadline and in a format different from those listed above will not be accepted.
How can I run for elections?
The nomination period is now open until 23:30 on Wednesday 20th April, 2016. If you would like to run for president, vice president or treasurer you need to:\
1) Be nominated by two designated representatives of other member companies eligible to vote (please refer to the above section “who can vote and run for elections?”)
2) Fill in and sign the Nomination Form. The nomination form must also be signed by both the nominator and the seconder, who must be members of the sectoral working groups in good standing (with paid dues). In the case of candidates for the presidency, either the nominator or the seconder or both must be from a member state of the European Union different from that of the candidate.
3) Send the nomination form scanned by e-mail to the Secretary General at secretarygeneral@europeanchamber.com.cn, by fax to 010 64622067 or in person at the Chamber office located at Office C412, Beijing Lufthansa Center, 50 Liangmaqiao Road, Beijing.
Please click here to download the election notice from Mr Francisco Perez Canado, Minister Counsellor, Head of the Trade Section of the Delegation of the European Union, which officially opens the election period.
For more information, please refer to the European Chamber articles of association (click here) and by-laws (click here) or contact Mr Graeme Wallace for membership-related queries and queries about your eligibility to vote/run at gwallace@europeanchamber.com.cn
Agenda
4:30-5:30 Registration
5:30-7:30 Opening speech
-EU Ambassador Hans-Dietmar Schweisgut, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the People's Republic of China and Mongolia
Guest of Honour
-Jyrki Katainen, Vice President of the European Commission, Commissioner for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness.
Annual Report and Q&A
-Mr. Joerg Wuttke, President of the European Chamber
Financial Report and Q&A
-Mr. Lars ECKERLEIN, Treasurer of the European Chamber
Auditor's Report and Q&A
-Mr. Thierry LABARRE, Mazars
Vote on the Articles of Association Modification
7:30-9:00 Election and Reception
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