Nomination Letter from Chairperson, Mr. Patrick Cassidy
Dear Member
As a paid-up member of MDI, we are very pleased to let you know that, as of 17th April 2023, the nominations process for potential election to our board of directors is now open.
This year, the board has made the decision that the AGM process will be carried out in a hybrid manner – electronically by Zoom facility and in person at MDI’s Offices, 75 Lucan Road, Chapelizod, Dublin D20 DR77. The date for the AGM has been agreed for Saturday, 27 May 2023.
You can find more information here – Call out to paid up members
The nomination pack can be downloaded here
It contains the following:
- Nomination form
- Application form
- Board-member role specifications
- List of paid-up members to 31 March 2023
Please note that you can download the PDF nomination and application forms and fill them in on your personal computer.
All nominations received by the deadline date of 21 April 2023 will be reviewed by the board against pre-set published criteria (as outlined in the nomination pack above). If the board assesses that there is a greater number of eligible nominees than positions on the board, then an election will be held across the entire paid-up membership. Details of election, if applicable, along with biographic profiles will be circulated to paid-up members on 28 April 2023. The information provided in the biographic profiles will be taken directly from the nomination forms submitted to MDI.
Please note that ‘paid up members’ are MDI members who have paid their annual subscription on or by the 31 March 2023. A list of paid-up members to 31 March 2023 is included in the nomination pack above.
Please send completed board nomination forms (nomination and application forms) to Company Secretary, Ms Una McCourt: mdisecretary@mdi.ie by 5pm on Friday, 21 April.
Summary of key dates:
- Board member nomination period – 17 April to 5pm, 21 April 2023
- Notice of AGM published and sent to members – 5 May 2023
- Deadline for proxy forms and registering attendance at AGM – 19 May 2023
- MDI AGM – 27 May 2023
If you have any queries on this process, please contact Ms Una McCourt, Company Secretary at mdisecretary@mdi.ie
Yours sincerely
Mr Patrick Cassidy
Chairperson
Muscular Dystrophy Ireland CLG
