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England Netball Board
The All England Netball Association ["England Netball"] is a company limited by guarantee. It is a private company, which operates as a members Association on sound business principles. There are no shareholders and the Board of Directors are directly accountable to members for the performance of the company. The Board aim to make surpluses from operating activities to reinvest for future improvements for the Association.
The Board considers that good corporate governance is central to achieving the company’s objectives and the principle of safeguarding stakeholder’s interests. To support this aspiration the Board operates a number of sub-committees and working groups. The Board delegates to the Chief Executive Officer the day to day and business management control.
The make up of the Board is important as we supplement the netball skills, experience and knowledge of our elected directors with the wider sporting expertise and business and commercial acumen of our appointed directors. In this way the Board can demonstrate a skills mix that will allow it to fulfil its responsibilities effectively.
The Board operates on a rotational basis, to ensure a level of continuity, with a number of elected officers retiring each year. They may seek re-appointment but this will be subject to election by the Members. The current Board consists of 11 people including the Chief Executive Officer and is as listed with agreed retirement dates:
Three officers elected by members for a three year term, all can be re-elected for a further term.
Cheryl Danson, Chairman term ends Sept 2009
Heather Crouch, Vice Chairman term ends Sept 2008
Lyndsay Sartori, Treasurer re-elected Sept 2007 to 2010
Four Directors elected by Members for a three year term, all can be re-elected for a further term.
Lyn Carpenter – term ends 2008/9
Sally Horrox - term ends 2008/9
Christine Harpham, re-elected 2007 to 2010
Kerrie Jones, elected 2007 to 2010
Three Directors appointed by the Board for their specialist expertise [all are appointed for a term of one year and can be re-appointed] at the first meeting after the AGM.
Lloyd Conaway
Geraldine Cornwall
Vacant
Chief Executive Officer [Ex-Officio]
Paul Clark
The Board meets on a regular basis and the following meetings have been scheduled for 2007/08:
20 October 2007 – Board meeting
02 November 2007 – Board retreat
26 January 2008 – Board meeting
27 March 2008 - Board meeting
31 May 2008 – Board meeting and provisional date for EGM
25 July 2008 – Board meeting
13 September 2008 – AGM & Board meeting
10 November 2008 – Board meeting
11 November 2008 – Board retreat
For further information about the work of the Board please contact Paul Smith, Company Secretary on
pauls@englandnetball.co.uk.
