Letter from Chairperson Mr. Patrick Cassidy: Nomination process for potential election to our board of directors is now open
Dear Member
As a paid-up member of MDI, we are very pleased to let you know that, as of 1 May 2024, 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, 8 June 2024.
The nomination pack can be downloaded here – Nomination pack. It contains the following:
· Board-member role specifications.
General Board Member
HR Board Member
Finance Trustee Member
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 11 May 2024 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 how to vote, along with biographic profiles will be circulated to paid-up members on 13 May 2024. 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 2024.
Please send completed board nomination forms (nomination and application forms) to Company Secretary, Ms Sarah Judge, by email to mdisecretary@mdi.ie or by post to MDI, 75 Lucan Road, Chapelizod, D20 DR77 by 5pm on 11 May 2024.
Summary of key dates:
· Board member nomination period – 1 May to 5pm, 11 May 2024
· Notice of AGM published and sent to members – 17 May 2024
· Board member election process, if required – 13 to 28 May 2024
· Deadline for proxy forms, registering attendance at AGM and notice to members of election results – 30 May 2024 (details to follow soon)
· MDI AGM – 8 June 2024.
If you have any queries on this process, please contact Ms Sarah Judge, Company Secretary at mdisecretary@mdi.ie
Yours sincerely
Mr Patrick Cassidy
Chairperson
Muscular Dystrophy Ireland CLG
Note: To fill out the application forms on your personal computer you may do so using Adobe Acrobat Reader.. Download available here.