Elections are to be held for two (2) positions on the Board of Directors of Genetics Australia Co-operative Limited.
The term of two Directors is expiring – Mr. John Pekin and Ms. Lucinda Corrigan have offered themselves for, and are eligible for re-election. Ms Lucinda Corrigan was appointed by the Board during the year to cover a casual vacancy arising from the resignation of Mr. Rohan Sprunt. Lucinda and her family run a large-scale Angus genetics business in Southern NSW (1900 cows) and she is a non-executive director of DataGene and Chairs the Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit at the University of New England. She is considered to have the skills, knowledge and diversity to add value to the Genetics Australia Board.
Nominations are invited for any active members of Genetics Australia Co-operative who may wish to nominate and stand for the position of Director.
Active members of Genetics Australia wishing to nominate for election must do so by lodging their nomination at the Registered Office on or before 4:00pm on Friday 21st October, 2022. A nomination must be signed by five or more members, must provide details of the qualifications and experience of the person being nominated and be accompanied by a notice in writing signed by the nominee consenting to their nomination.
A Director has a duty to act with due care and diligence, to act in good faith, to not gain an advantage by improper use of their position, to not misuse information and to prevent insolvent trading. A Director also has the responsibility of keeping confidential information confidential, to not disclose non-public information unless authorised by the Board or legally mandated and to not use information for an improper purpose.
The current base remuneration of a Director is $16,363.20 per annum plus superannuation. A Director is also entitled to receive $500 per day or $250 per half day for attendance to the business of the Co-operative that is additional to normal Board activities.
If the number of nominees exceeds the number of vacancies, the election of directors must be conducted either by ballot or at the annual general meeting in the manner the Board directs.
Contact the Company Secretary, Tony Phillips, on 0417 927 539 or [email protected] or Head Office on 03 5367 3888 for further details on nomination and election procedures and consult the GAC website www.genaust.com.au.
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Advance notification of AGM
This is to confirm that the 2022 Annual General Meeting will be held at 11:00am on Tuesday 22nd November 2022 at the Grand Ridge Brewery, 1 Baromi Road, Mirboo North, Vic 3871. The directors have resolved to allow attendance at the meeting in person and the meeting will also be a virtual AGM, livestreamed to allow attendance via Zoom or Teams.
