2019 Annual General Meeting and the Board Election of Nanjing Chapter, European Chamber will take place in Nanjing on 22 April (Monday), 2019. Chair of the Nanjing Board (1), Vice Chair (1) and Nanjing Board Members (3) will be elected.
Please find below the list of approved candidates for the Nanjing Chapter 2019 Board Election. The motivation letters and short bios of the candidates can be found in the "Downloads" section at the bottom of this webpage:
CANDIDATES LIST (in alphabetical order of the names):
Candidate for the Chair
- Bernhard Weber, Baden-Württemberg International Economic and Scientific Cooperation (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
Candidates for the Vice Chair
- Andreas Risch, Fette Compacting (China) Co.,Ltd.
- Nicolas Ajacques, ARC Glassware (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
Candidates for the Board Member
- Christophe Hebette - BASF YPC Company Ltd.
- Frank Redecker- individual member
- Pierre Puskarczyk - Saint-Gobain Foundry Ma'anshan Co Ltd
- Zeljko Ivkovic - DB Schenker Technology Solution Center (Nanjing)
Agenda
14:00 - 14:30 Registration
14:30 - 14:40 Welcome speech by Ms. Hu Wei, GM of Retail banking department, China merchants bank Nanjing branch
14:40 - 15:00 Chamber National review by Mr. Jacob Gunter, Communication and Policy Coordinator, European Chamber
15:00 - 15:20 Nanjing Chapter Review by Mr. Bernhard Weber, Chairman, Nanjing Chapter, European Chamber
15:20 - 15:35 Election Procedural Remarks by Returning Officer, Ms. Laura Alvarez Mendivil, National Membership Manager of European Chamber
15:35 - 16:15 Short Campaign Speech by Candidates
16:15 - 16:30 Election by Members
16:30 - 17:10 Introduction of 2nd Nanjing Position Paper
17:10 - 17:20 Voting Results Announcement & Celebration
Cocktail Party
This is a chance, for you as member, to have a say and give your feedback on the activities of the European Chamber in 2018 and 2019. Your vote is important!
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European Chamber Nanjing Chapter Board Election:
The Nanjing Board Election where the Chair of the Nanjing Board (1), Vice Chair (1) and Nanjing Board positions (3) are elected, will take place on the 22nd April.
Who can run for election?
1. Chair (1 position) – Any representative of a corporate member of the European Chamber
2. Vice Chair (1 position) - Any representative of a corporate member of the European Chamber
3. Board Member (3 positions)– Any representative of a corporate member of the European Chamber or any individual member
Who can vote?
You can vote in the election if you:
1.a Are a designated representative (the main contact between the European Chamber and your company), or
1.b Are an individual member
and
2. Paid the membership fee for 2019 (please make sure that the Chamber has received and confirmed your membership payment by no later than the 30th of March 2019.)
How can I vote?
You are welcome to cast your vote either in person or by designating a proxy to vote on your behalf.
1)You can vote 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 Board Election in order to exercise this vote.
2) Assign a proxy to vote on your behalf by 15th April 2019 noon. Please fill in the proxy Form and send a scanned copy to HaiyanYou at hyyou@europeanchamber.com.cn or in person at the Chamber office in Nanjing (Room 13A07, 14/F, No. 99 Zhongshan Road, Gulou District, Nanjing).
The proxy must be a colleague from your own legal entity and must be present to vote. This requirement has only one exception for the Individual member, who may give his/her proxy to another individual member/corporate member in Nanjing Chapter.
Proxies received after the deadline and in a format different from those listed above will not be accepted.
How can I run for election?
The nomination period is open from now until the 15th of April, 2019, 2 pm.
If you would like to run for the Nanjing Board Chair, Vice Chair, or Board member, you need to:
1) Be nominated by two designated representatives of other members 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 proposer and the seconder, who must be members of the sectoral working groups in good standing (with paid dues).
3) Send the nomination form scanned by e-mail to Haiyan You at (hyyou@europeanchamber.com.cn) or in person at the Chamber office in Nanjing by the 15th of April, 2019, 2 pm.
4) Provide a short bio and letter of motivation scanned by e-mail to Haiyan You at (hyyou@europeanchamber.com.cn) or in person at the Chamber office in Nanjing by the 15th of April, 2019, 2 pm.
Please click here to download the Election Notice from 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 Articles of Association (click here) and By-Laws (click here) or contact Haiyan You for membership-related queries and queries about your eligibility to vote/run at (hyyou@europeanchamber.com.cn).
Downloads
Some documents are only available to download by members in Nanjing.
If you are a member please login to our website first to download the documents.