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The Board appoints Board Observers to act as liaison between the various groups and teams that operate within Freegle. They follow [[Board Observer Guidelines]]. | The Board appoints Board Observers to act as liaison between the various groups and teams that operate within Freegle. They follow [[Board Observer Guidelines]]. | ||
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*[[Board Secretary]] - this role is currently being carried out by a Director (Alison); it can be an external appointment to the Board. | |||
*[[Finance Role Remits|Treasurer]] - this role is currently being carried out by a Rep (Jane); it can be an external appointment to the Board. | |||
===Retirement Cycle=== | ===Retirement Cycle=== | ||
Revision as of 14:09, 14 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 Director roles:
- Board Chairman - Edward
- Company Secretary - Andy
- Finance Director - John
- Chief Technology Officer - Edward
- Head of Media - Cat
- Head of Volunteers - Tina
- Health and Safety Officer - Ollie
The Board appoints Board Observers to act as liaison between the various groups and teams that operate within Freegle. They follow Board Observer Guidelines.
The Board also appoints
- Board Secretary - this role is currently being carried out by a Director (Alison); it can be an external appointment to the Board.
- Treasurer - this role is currently being carried out by a Rep (Jane); it can be an external appointment to the Board.
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 timetable for meetings is here:Board Meeting Timetable. The Minutes of the meetings can be found at category:Freegle Board Minutes 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
