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 Tuesday, April 24th at Sofitel Hyland Hotel located at 505 Nanjing Dong Lu, Shanghai
Please allow us to introduce the Election procedure.
Who can vote and run for elections?
If you meet all the following 4 criteria, you can vote and run 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 2012.
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 or run for election.
Motivations letters for the candidates are as follows:
Chairman
- Piter de Jong (ING)
Board
- Mark Goyens (Bekaert)
- Frederik Cornu (Bureau Veritas)
- Carlo Leopaldi (Capital Logistics)
- Stefan Sack (Comau)
- Jeffrey Lu (Danone)
- Martin Kraemer (Lanxess)
- Philip Lazare (Luther Attorneys)
- Piet Derks (Philips)
- Iris Duchetsmann (Salans)
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 xchen@europeanchamber.com.cn before April 20th. 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. The number of proxies a member can hold is maximum 5.
Please click here to download the Election Notice from Mr. Dirk Moens 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 By 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
6.00-6.30pm - Registration
6.30-6.40pm - Welcome by Dr. Ioana Kraft, General Manager, European Chamber Shanghai Chapter
6.40-7.00pm - Chamber activity report by Davide Cucino, European Chamber President
7.00-7.20pm - Chairman's report by Piter de Jong, European Chamber Shanghai Chapter Chairman
7.20-7.30pm - Introduction of Election Procedure by returning Officer Dirk Moens
7.30-8.00pm - Hustings (candidates introduce themselves and their motivation)
8..00-8.15pm - Elections
8.15-8.45pm - Networking Buffet Dinner
9.00pm - Announcement of election results
We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, 24th April 2012.