An Ordinary Meeting of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers will be held on Wednesday 20 March 2019 at 18:00, at which in accordance with the By-laws, the nominations for the Trustee Board and Council Elections will be presented. This will be followed by the John Player Prestige Lecture which will be given by Squadron Leader Mike Ling MBE - “Ups and Downs – 10 years Flying with the Red Arrows.”
Trustee Board and Council Elections 2019
Following the recent resignations of the President-Elect and International Vice-President there will be additional elections this year for President and International Vice-President of the Institution. Nominations for these positions will be presented at the meeting as part of the list for Trustee Board and Council elections. Further information can be found below.
President
The eligibility and process for election is set out in By-law 60.2.3: If no President Elect is in office to succeed as President at the next Annual Meeting, there shall be an election for the office of the President. Such President shall be elected from those who are or have been Vice-Presidents or International Vice-Presidents. Such President shall hold office from the Annual Meeting upon the announcement of that President’s election until the announcement of a new President at the next Annual Meeting. A Past President shall not be eligible for re-election as President.
We have contacted all eligible Vice-Presidents to gauge their interest and any nominations will be announced at the Ordinary Meeting on 20 March 2019.
International Vice-President
Due to the timing of the resignation, there is no Trustee Board nomination. We are seeking Corporate Member nominations for this position and the criteria for election is set out in the By-laws below:
By-law 56: The International Vice President, shall have spent at least ten years living and working in a professional capacity outside the United Kingdom.
By-law 62.2: The International Vice President shall be elected from those Fellows who are Ordinary Members of the Trustee Board or members of the Council or who prior to 12 February 2002 were or had been Ordinary Members of the Council (as constituted prior to that date) subject to the international experience criterion set out in By-law 56.
Summary of Trustee Board and Council Elections 2019
Trustee Board Elections
At the Ordinary Meeting the Trustee Board, in accordance with the By-laws, will present a list of Corporate Members nominated for election as President, President-Elect, Vice-Presidents, International Vice President and Ordinary Members of the Trustee Board.
| President |
As per By-law 60.2.3 |
| International Vice President |
No Trustee Board nomination - see criteria above
|
The Trustee Board nomination list is:
| President -Elect: |
Terry Spall
|
Vice-Presidents
(3 vacancies): |
Peter Flinn
Phil Peel
|
Ordinary Members
(2 vacancies): |
Richard East
|
| Ordinary Member |
Raymond Hodgkinson
|
The Trustee Board is responsible for the governance and leadership of the Institution and meets six times a year. A more detailed role profile can be found on our website and the President, Tony Roche, has also outlined the responsibilities of Trustees in a recent article in Professional Engineering magazine.
Any Corporate Member may add to this list a candidate or candidates eligible for election. Each nomination form must be signed by them and at least 11 other Corporate Members as nominators, such a nomination shall be delivered to the Chair of the (Ordinary) meeting together with the written consent of the nominee. By-law 64.2.
Council Elections
This year there are 12 positions to be filled for Ordinary Members of Council (8 for Fellows and 4 for Members).
The Council is responsible for recommending strategy for the Institution and representing the views of the membership at large and meets twice a year.
Any Corporate Member can nominate a candidate for election as an Ordinary Member. Each nomination shall be signed by the nominee and two other Corporate Members.
Next steps
Find out more about our governance.
Nomination forms and further details regarding the procedure for the Trustee Board and Council Elections are available from: Joan Gibbins, Trustee Department.
Email: joan.gibbins@imeche.org tel: 44 (0)20 7973 1311
Completed nomination forms for both Elections must be delivered to the Chair before or at the Ordinary Meeting on 20 March 2019.
Ordinary Meeting – Wednesday 20 March 2019
An Ordinary Meeting of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers will be held on Wednesday 20 March 2019 at 18:00 at the Institution’s HQ: One Birdcage Walk, London SW1H 9JJ.
The John Player Lecture
Squadron Leader Mike Ling MBE will present the John Player Prestige Lecture entitled: “Ups and Downs – 10 years Flying with the Red Arrows”.
Further details and to book your place visit: www.imeche.org/jpl2019. Members of all classes and their guests are welcome to attend. By-law 39.
Light refreshments will be available from 17:15 in the Marble Hall at One Birdcage Walk, London, UK.
Dr Colin Brown
Chief Executive
Registered Address: One Birdcage Walk, London SW1H 9JJ, UK.
Charity No. 206882