Annual General Meeting 2022 and Board Nominations

The JudoScotland annual general meeting (AGM) 2022, will take place on Saturday 29^th October 2022.

Nominations

In advance of this year’s AGM and in line with the current Articles of Association (the Articles), we hereby give notice that nominations will be sought for the following positions:

• Chair of the Board and;
• Two (2) Non-Executive Directors.

Please find a job description and person specification for the above position(s). This should provide prospective candidates with relevant background information on the roles currently available.

Nomination Process

In terms of the nomination procedure:

• Nominations for any position on the Board must be received in the Company office no less than thirty days prior to the Annual General Meeting (AGM). For the avoidance of doubt, all nominations should be received by 1630 hours on Thursday 29 September 2022;
• Each nomination should be supported and endorsed by two JudoScotland Member Clubs and;
• Each individual nomination should take the form of a ‘pen portrait’ of the candidate.

Please note that the above position(s) are not suitable for anyone disqualified from holding a Directorship in a Limited Company.

Pen Portrait Submission

In previous years, we have been asked for broad guidance around the submission of the ‘pen portrait’ for aspirant members of the Board. To look towards ensuring uniformity and equality, we would appreciate that any submitted ‘pen portraits’ do not exceed two (2) pages of A4 paper in length.

Aspirant Board members can submit a document of their own design, or alternatively, we have supplied a pro-forma template that individuals may wish to utilise and submit:

All nomination forms received that meet the requirements of the Articles will be issued to member Clubs as part of the formal notice of the AGM, to be sent at least fourteen days prior to the date of the AGM.