CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTORS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ALPACA ASSOCIATION LTD

15 July 2021

The fifteenth Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Australian Alpaca Association Ltd is to be held on Sunday 10 October 2021 at 4pm AEDT. This year there will be three positions on the Board as Director to be filled. One position results from the resignation of Sarah Wheeler (effective 23 July 2021). Two members currently holding the position of Director (Existing Directors), Lee Sadler and Julie Wilkinson, will retire from office at the AGM as they hold co-opted Director positions. Lee Sadler and Julie Wilkinson will be eligible to nominate for positions on the Board of AAA Ltd.  

NOMINATION FOR ELECTION

Nominations are called for the following positions on the Board of the Australian Alpaca Association Ltd:  Directors (three). 

The term of office for Directors is a maximum of three years but may be shorter in accordance with clause 9.4 of the Constitution.  An eligible member may serve as a Director for two consecutive three-year terms.

Nominations for the position of Director must be proposed by at least two members of the Company and submitted on the prescribed nomination form.  The nomination form must be signed by the Members making the nomination, and the nominee.

ELIGIBILITY FOR NOMINATION

To be eligible for nomination as a Director, a nominee must be:

a)       a Life Member;

b)      a Full Member Individual or Corporate (provided that only a director of a corporate Full Member nominated to vote on behalf of that corporate Full Member may stand for election to the position of Director); or

c)       a Full Member Joint.

Those seeking to nominate for a role on the Board should refer to the Australian Alpaca Association Ltd Constitution, in particular, clauses 9-12 which are pertinent to any potential nominee.  The Constitution is available in the member’s portal of the AAA website or on request to the AAA CEO.

AVAILABILITY OF FORMS

To obtain nomination information pack, please contact Amanda Olthof, AAA CEO, either by phone (02) 6151 2073, or email: ceo@alpaca.asn.au

 NOMINEES' SUPPORTING INFORMATION

Each nominee is invited to lodge with their nomination form and supporting documentation, a précis of no more than 400 words outlining their skills and experience. This information will be circulated to all Members with formal notice of the Annual General Meeting.

CLOSING DATE

Nomination forms and supporting information must be received by the Company Secretary at the Australian Alpaca Association Ltd National Office (being PO Box 5108 Braddon ACT 2612) either via Australia Post or email (ceo@alpaca.asn.au)  prior to 5.00pm 11 AUGUST 2021.

Australian Alpaca Association Ltd cannot accept the responsibility for any delays associated with the delivery of nomination forms to its office address. 

Incomplete nomination forms will be deemed as invalid nominations and be withdrawn from this process.

Any questions can be directed to me at ceo@alpaca.asn.au or via telephone. 

Yours sincerely

Amanda Olthof  |  Chief Executive Officer and Company Secretary 

amanda@alpaca.asn.au   Ph: 02 6151 2073