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* [[Chief Technology Officer]] - Edward
* [[Chief Technology Officer]] - Edward
* [[Head of Media]] - Cat, [mailto:media@ilovefreegle media@ilovefreegle]
* [[Head of Media]] - Cat, [mailto:media@ilovefreegle media@ilovefreegle]
* [[Head of Volunteers]] - Tina, [mailto:volunteers@ilovefreegle volunteers@ilovefreegle]
* [[Head of Volunteers]] - vacant - [mailto:volunteers@ilovefreegle volunteers@ilovefreegle]
* [[Health and Safety Officer]] - Ollie
* [[Health and Safety Officer]] - Ollie


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The Board also appoints
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.
*[[Board Secretary]] - this 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.
*[[Finance Role Remits|Treasurer]] - this role is currently being carried out by a Rep (Jane); it can be an external appointment to the Board.



Revision as of 17:49, 15 August 2015

Freegle Board of Directors

In order of last name, the current people elected to the Freegle Board are:

Christian Brenninkmeijer

John Carroll

Ollie Clark

Cat Fletcher

Edward Hibbert

Andy Ludlow

Andrew Trusty


There are two current vacancies.

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.

Board and Member activities are subject to the adopted Rules of Freegle.

The Board Role and Remit details the responsibilities of Directors.

Roles

The Board elects Directors to the following Director roles:

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 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.

A Director may leave midterm under the Directors Ending Term of Office Procedure.

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