Snail wrote:One thing I spotted in the Code (For Sports Governance) is that it is now clear that Independent Directors do not have to be from outside the sport; rather they must just have no recent "close connection" to the board / committees / employees etc. It will be interesting to see if in future the Board consider appointing people with a greater knowledge of the sport.
The most recent advert said:
As these appointments are for Independent Directors, candidates must not have been employed by British Orienteering, been Directors of British Orienteering, or have been involved in any national-level committee or group of British Orienteering in the ten years prior to their application.
So there's already nothing to stop active orienteers who are independent of the current governance structure from putting themselves forward - the Appointments Panel can only pick from those who apply!
Spookster wrote:Yes, the need for a quorum of attendees applies (it's the same for an EGM or an AGM).
Note that the quorum includes proxy votes - I'd be very surprised if we manage to have an inquorate GM.