Dear Members of the European Chamber:

On Thursday, 26th April , the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China held its election at the EU Delegation in Beijing as part of the Annual General Meeting. As part of the meeting, the President, three Vice Presidents and the Treasurer of the European Chamber were elected. 

Below is the list of candidates elected who will serve one-year terms on the Chamber’s Executive Committee. 

President:

Davide CUCINO
Company: Fata, a Finmeccanica company

Vice Presidents:  

Juan Ignacio GARCIA DE MOTILOA
Company: GAMESA WIND ENERGY

Bruno GENSBURGER
Company: SANOFI

Jens RUEBBERT
Company: Deutsche Bank (China) Co., Ltd.

Treasurer:

Francois BERNARD
Company: FJA & Partners

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China cordially invites you to attend the Annual General Meeting 2012 (AGM) and to cast your vote at the election of the European Chamber leadership.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM), where the president, vice presidents and treasurer are elected, will take place on Thursday, April 26th at Galileo Room of the European Union Delegation.

This is a chance, for you as member, to have a say and give your feedback on the activities of the European Chamber in 2011 and 2012.

Your vote is important!

Here is the final list of validly nominated candidates:

In order to vote at the Annual General Meeting, you need to be:

1) 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) In good standing with paid dues for the year 2012. 
 
There are two ways of voting:

1) In person by secret ballot at the AGM. Please register your attendance at bj_events@europeanchamber.com.cn by Tuesday, 24th April. You will receive official confirmation from our events team after verifying your membership status.

Note: at the AGM the ballot papers will be only issued to those members who register in advance.

2) Assign a proxy to vote on your behalf from 17th April to 24th April. Your proxy must be a colleague from your company or another member company eligible to vote (i.e.: meeting all the 4 requirements listed above). The number of proxies a member can be assigned is maximum 5.

If you would like to assign a proxy, please send an e-mail to Ms. Luisa D’Auria at ldauria@europeanchamber.com.cn who will send you the proxy form.

Note: Your proxy (the person you nominate to vote on your behalf) must attend the Annual General Meeting and register with our event team at bj_events@europeanchamber.com.cn by Tuesday 24th April 5pm. 

All members (including those who do not meet the requirements for voting), with paid dues, have the right to participate in and be heard at the Annual General Meeting.

Please click the links below to download:
Draft Agenda
Election Notice
Article of Association
By Laws

For more information, please contact:
 
Mr. Fernando Cutanda for membership related queries at fcutanda@euroepanchamber.com.cn

Ms. Luisa D’Auria for queries about your eligibility to vote/run at ldauria@europeanchamber.com.cn

Ms. Emma Chen for queries on the registration at echen@europeanchamber.com.cn

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, 26th April 2012, at 5pm at the Galileo Room of the EU Delegation in 15 Dongzhimenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District, Beijing.

For information on the elections in other Chapters, please see the links below:

Election in Shanghai

Election in PRD

Election in Nanjing

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