The South China Board Election, where South China Chair(1), Vice Chairs (2) and Board Members (4) are elected, will take place from 15:30 - 21:00, 11th April, 2023, at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Guangzhou.

This is a chance, for you as a member, to have a say and give your feedback on the activities of the European Chamber in 2022 and 2023. Your vote is important!

CANDIDATES LIST (in alphabetical order of the candidate's company name)：

Candidate for South China Chapter Chair (1 position)

· Klaus Zenkel, Imedco Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

Candidates for South China Chapter Vice Chair (2 positions)

· Fabian Blake, AMS Products Assembly (Foshan) Co., Ltd

· Gianluca Giorgi, ES Automation Consulting Ltd.

Candidates for South China Chapter Board Member (4 positions)

· Aaron Finley, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP (Guangzhou)

· Umberto Naddei, Guangzhou China NOI Group Co., Ltd

· Joanna Ye, Mazars Guangzhou

· Jean-Olivier de Sauvage, Pacific Prime

· Blandine Cressard, Residence G Shenzhen

· Christian Gassner, SZMuri

>> Who can vote?

You can vote at the elections if you:

1.a. Are a designated representative (the main contact between the European Chamber and your company) of a corporate member, or

1.b. Are an individual member, and

2. Have paid the membership fee for the year 2023 and have no outstanding payment

>> How can I vote?

The Articles of Association approved during the AGM in 2019 have made the AGM and local board elections more convenient and practical for our members. You are now welcome to cast your vote either in person, or by e-voting, or designate a proxy to vote on your behalf. Please see below more information regarding each voting modality:

1) In person by secret ballot at the election venue on 11th April 2023. Please note that even if you have voting rights confirmed by the Secretariat of the Chamber, you must have registered for the South China Chapter Board Elections event in order to exercise this vote.

2) Electronic voting, open from March 29th 9am to April 7th 9am, by accessing designated link using your European Chamber user account email. Please note that the voting information will be sent to the designated representative of your company.

3) Assign a proxy to vote on your behalf by April 5th 9am. Please fill in the proxy form and send a scanned copy to Romina Di Martino at rdimartino@europeanchamber.com.cn, or in person at the Chamber office in South China (Guangzhou Office: Unit 2817, 28/F, Tower A, China Shine Plaza, No.9 Linhe Xi Road, Tianhe District 广州市天河区林和西路9号耀中广场A座2817室).

The proxy must be a colleague from your own legal entity. This requirement has only one exception for the Individual member, who may give his/her proxy to another individual member/corporate member in South China. However, an individual person can only hold a maximum of 5 proxies.

Proxies received after the deadline and in a format different from those listed above won’t be accepted.

>> For membership-related queries and queries about your eligibility to vote/run

Please kindly contact Romina Di Martino at rdimartino@europeanchamber.com.cn

Effective from 1^st February 2023 through to 1^st July 2023, the National and Local Election Commissions, appointed by the Executive Committee (ExCo) of the European Chamber in line with Article 1.1.2 of the By-laws, will formally assume their duties to support this year’s elections.

The Election Commissions at both national and liaison office levels have been created with the mission to: 1) promote a strong and diversified European Union business identity at the Board level (ExCo and liaison office boards); 2) improve consistency, transparency and efficiency of the Chamber’s ExCo and liaison office boards election processes; and 3) reinforce the competencies of Boards (ExCo and liaison office boards) aligned with the Chamber’s original core mission.

Please click here to find the full list of individuals appointed by the ExCo to the inaugural year of the Chamber’s Election Commissions.

>> Language: English

>> We encourage all of our distinguished members to join us and vote at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel (389 Tianhe Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510620 广州市天河区天河路389号文华东方酒店) on Tuesday, 11th April 2023.

Agenda

15:30-16:25: Registration and networking of members and attendees (refreshments, coffee and tea are served)

16:25-16:30: Safety introduction

16:30-16:35: Opening Speech by Francine Hadjisotiriou, General Manager of the European Chamber South China Chapter

16:35-16:50: South China Chapter report, by Klaus Zenkel, European Chamber Vice President, and South China Board Chair

16:50-17:00: Board election procedure announcement by Adam Dunnett, Returning Officer, European Chamber Secretary General

17:00-17:45: Short hustings by candidates

17:45-18:00: Election by secret ballot

18:00-18:45: Panel discussion with Jörg Wuttke, European Chamber President, and Jens Eskelund and Carlo d’Andrea, European Chamber Vice Presidents.

18:45-19:00: Current Board Members, former Working Group and Forum Chairs and Vice Chairs, newly elected Working Group and Forum Chairs and Vice Chairs, AC Members, Privileged Members & Partners and New Members since 2021 AGM invited on stage to receive thank you message

19:00-19:05: Voting results announcement by Adam Dunnett

19:05-19:10: Concluding remarks by the elected chairman

19:10-19:15: Pictures of new board members on the stage

19:15-21:00: Buffet dinner and networking

>>Fees

Members: Free for attending South China Chapter Board Election；380 RMB/person for the following buffet dinner.

Non-Members: Only staff and members of the European Chamber South China Chapter may attend the election process；Future members are welcome to join for the buffet dinner from 19:15, and the price is 900 RMB/person.