The Southwest China Chapter Board Election, where the Southwest China Chair for Board, the Vice Chairman, the Chongqing Representative and three Board Members will be elected, will take place in Chengdu on April 26th, 2017.
Meanwhile, The European Chamber of Commerce in China President Mr. Jörg Wuttke will come to the election event and launch China Manufacturing 2025: Putting Industrial Policy Ahead of Market Forces. Each member company will receive one free copy of the "China Manufacturing 2025".
The Returing Officer, European Chamber Secretary General Adam Dunnett, would like to invite you to attend this Annual General Meeting to participate and witness the board election 2017.
Agenda:
16:00-16:30 Registration
16:30-16:40 Opening speech by Local Election Chair Mr. Ulrich O. Birch
16:40-17:00 2016 Chamber review by European Chamber Secretary General Mr. Adam Dunnett
17:00-17:20 Southwest China Chapter report, by local board chairman Mr. Paul Sives
17:20-17:35 2016 new members reward ceremony
17:35-17:45 Election procedural remarks by European chamber Secretary General Mr. Adam Dunnett
17:45-18:15 Short campaign speech by candidates and election
18:15-18:55 Made in China 2025 sharing by Joerg
18:55-19:05 Voting results announcement by Adam
19:05-19:15 Concluding remarks by the elected chairman and group photo for the new board team on stage
19:15-21:30 Cocktail & networking
Southwest Chapter Chairman Candidate
Ø Paul Sives - Proton Products Chengdu Ltd.
Southwest Chapter Vice Chairman Candidate
Ø Luc Semeese - Volvo Car China
Chongqing Representative Candidate
Ø Dominik Widmer - Sino Swiss Holding
Board Member Candidates
Ø Joachim Kässmodel– Ferrante & Partners, Ltd.
Ø Chris Drew - PureLiving China
Ø Aimee Zhang - UniGroup Relocation
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), or
1.b Are an individual member and
2. Paid the membership fee for the year 2017 (please make sure that the Chamber has received and confirmed your membership payment by no later than 20th April 2017.
How can I vote?
The latest update of the Articles of Association approved during the AGM in 2016 have made the AGM and local board elections more convenient and practical for our members.
You are welcome to cast your vote either in person, or designating a proxy to vote on your behalf. Please see below more information regarding each voting modality
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, which will be held on April 26th at 4:00pm, in order to exercise this vote.
For your reference, please also download the Election Notice from Adam Dunnett, Secretary General, which officially opens the election period.
For more information, please refer to the European Chamber Articles of Association and By-Laws.
Contact Jane Zhang for membership-related queries and queries about your eligibility to vote/run at xzzhang@europeanchamber.com.cn
If you are interested in attending the Southwest China Board election and listening to Joerg Wuttke’s presentation on China Manufacturing 2025, please feel free to contact Jane Zhang xzzhang@europeanchamber.com.cn or 028-8527 6517.
All the relevant documents, include proxy form, Election Notice, Articles of Association and By-Laws are available to download from the page below.
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