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Time2007-03-20 |
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Venue:SHANGHAI BOARD ELECTION
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Address:Radisson Hotel New World, 88 Nanjing Road (W), Ballroom level 2 , Shanghai
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Fee:Members: FREE |
Non Members: FREE
Notice of Shanghai Board Election
Dear Member of the European Chamber of Commerce,
Please find attached below the Election Notice for the Shanghai Election. Mr. Ian Kay will act as the Returning Officer.
This is an excellent opportunity for each member to get actively involved in the Chamber’s Board Election process by participating in the vote of Board Members that will best represent their interests. In order to register properly, please do return the 'Reply/Proxy Form' duly signed. For your reference the Bye-Law 1, “Electoral Standing Orders” and the AOA Article 10 & 11 from the Articles of Association have been posted on the Chamber website.
Please kindly note that since the nomination period for Shanghai Representative / Vice President-designate of the European Chamber is officially closed, members can now actively prepare the casting of their votes by reading up the Biographies and Motivation Letters of all candidates. This will enable each eligible member to get to know the nominees for the 2007 Shanghai Board election well in advance and thereby base their vote on the 20th of March on a sound judgement.
Both the Biographies and Motivation Letters can be accessed by clicking the following:
Bekaert China Herman Vandaele (please click here)
BP (China) Holdings Ltd. Didier Baudrand (please click here)
Philips Electronics China Group KK Ho (please click here)
Merck China Dr. Richard Zhang (please click here)
Siemens Ltd. China Dr. Fanchen Meng (please click here)
ING Bank, Shanghai Piter de Jong (please click here)
Landesbank Baden Wuerttemberg Marcus Wassmuth (please click here)
All members are invited to this Shanghai Election, but only those companies who are ‘Corporate/Additional Members’ for the year 2007 will be able to vote. If you are unsure about your status with the European Chamber, please contact the office for more details.
We look forward to seeing you on the 20th of March 2007, 19:00 at the Radisson Hotel New World, 88 Nanjing Road (W), Ballroom level 2, Shanghai (registration starts at 18:30).
Attached documents: 1. Reply / Proxy Form please click here
2. Agenda of the election please click here
Best regards,
Thomas Felber
General Manager Shanghai
ELECTION NOTICE
I have been appointed Returning Officer for the Shanghai Election of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China which will be held on Tuesday 20th March 2007, 19:00 (registration starts at 18.30).
Notice of election:
I hereby give notice of election to fill the following position:
Shanghai Representative / Vice President-designate for the Executive Committee of the European Chamber & local Chairman Local Shanghai Board positions (4)Nominations:
In accordance with clause 10.1 of the Articles of Association and Bye-law No. 1 “Electoral Standing Orders”, I declare that nominations for this position should be made in writing to me at the offices of the Chamber (Ste. 1709-1710, Corporate Ave., 222 Hu Bin Lu, Shanghai 200021, Fax: 6385 2381) and must be received before 17:00, 12th of March 2007, being at least seven days before the commencement of the Shanghai Election. A nomination form is attached.
I shall be present at the office of the Chamber at the time of the closure of nominations and will not accept late nominations.
Nominations should be made in a clear manner and should specify the name of the candidate, the position for which he is offering him/herself, the company he/she represents and a declaration that the company is in good standing as a member of the Chamber, having paid its membership fees in respect of the year 2007, as well as any outstanding obligations for year 2006. They should also bear the signatures of a proposer and a seconder, who shall be members of the Sectoral Working Groups in good standing.
Ballot:
In accordance with clause 10.2 of the Articles of Association the election shall be held by secret ballot. I shall be responsible for printing of ballot papers and issuing them to voting members at the Shanghai Election. Ballot papers will only be issued to members whose membership fees are paid up to date, including fees for 2007 as well as any outstanding obligations in respect of year 2006.
Proxies:
Members who are unable to attend the Shanghai Election may arrange to cast their vote through a proxy. A proxy form is attached.
Proxies and those voting by proxy must both be members of the Chamber in good standing, namely those that have paid 2007 membership fees and cleared any obligations in respect of 2006. Proxies per member are limited to five maximum.
I also attach a copy of Article 10 & 11.5 of the Articles of Association and Bye-law No.1 “Electoral Standing Orders”, which lay out more detailed eligibility to vote and to nominate and stand as a candidate, as well as the procedure for nomination and for the conduct of the election.
Best regards
Ian KAY
Secretary General