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All [[Director Role Description|Directors]] above were elected by [[ | All [[Director Role Description|Directors]] above were elected by [[Board Elections|election]] of the volunteers of Freegle UK to be the first Directors of Freegle Ltd when the new IPS became live. | ||
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Revision as of 16:25, 4 February 2015
Freegle Board of Directors
In order of last name, the current people elected to the Freegle Board are:
Jacky Barrett
John Carroll
Ollie Clark
Cat Fletcher
Edward Hibbert
Andy Ludlow
Alison Redway
Tina Willcox
All Directors above were elected by election of the volunteers of Freegle UK to be the first Directors of Freegle Ltd when the new IPS became live.
Responsibilities
Directors are also Trustees of Freegle Ltd. http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/trustees-staff-and-volunteers/trustee-role/becoming-a-trustee/ explains what is involved in being a Trustee.
The Board and Member activities are subject to the adopted Rules of Freegle.
Roles
The Board elects Directors to the following roles:
- Board Chairman - Edward
- Company Secretary - Andy
- Finance Director - remit Finance Role Remits - John
- Board Secretary - Alison
- Chief Technology Officer - Edward
- Head of Media - Cat
- Head of Volunteers - Tina
- Health and Safety Officer - Ollie
The Board also appoints Board Observers to act as liaison between the various groups and teams that operate within Freegle. They follow Board Observer Guidelines.
Retirement Cycle
From the Rules:
56. At the first annual general meeting all elected Directors shall stand down. At every subsequent annual general meeting one-third of the elected Directors, or if their number is not a multiple of three then the number nearest to one-third, shall retire from office. The Directors to retire shall be the Directors who have been longest in office since their last election. Where Directors have held office for the same amount of time the Directors to retire shall be decided by lot. A retiring Director shall be eligible for re- election.
Discussion Group
The Board discussion group is at [1]
Board Meetings
The Board aims to meet monthly, discussion via Skype messaging. The Minutes of the meetings can be found at Freegle Board Minutes 2014 The 'mechanics' of Board Meetings are detailed in Board Meeting Procedure.
Contact
Our Board can be contacted via board@ilovefreegle.org or directors@ilovefreegle.org
