(1) ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING:
Mississauga Board of Trade's Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at:
International Centre
6900 Airport Road, Mississauga(Airport Rd. & Derry Rd.)
7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. (incl. breakfast at 7:30 a.m.)
The AGM featuring keynote speaker Charles Sousa, MPP Mississauga South (Ontario Liberal Leader candidate), will occur in conjunction with MBOT's December Good Morning Mississauga networking breakfast. All attendees must register in advance ($15 members, $30 potential members). See registration form and information online at www.mbot.com.
The purpose of the AGM is to:
- Approve the minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting
- Hearing and receiving MBOT's Annual Report by Chair
- Approve the audited financial statements for the preceding year
- Receive Nominating Committee's Report and Election/Appointment of Directors & Executive Committee
- Attend to any other business brought properly before the meeting
(2) NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT:
Mississauga Board of Trade's (MBOT) Nominating Committee is responsible for presenting a slate of Directors, to members, to ensure that MBOT is governed with excellence and strategic vision.
In recommending qualified candidates, the Nominating Committee uses guidelines which are approved by the Board of Directors. The maximum number of members on the Board of Directors is twenty (20). The Nominating Committee has developed a slate of candidates to serve as the 2013 Board of Directors.
(a) Proposed Election Slate:
After reviewing a number of criteria and potential candidates, the Nominating Committee nominates the following members for election to MBOT Board of Directors for a three-year term.
City of Mississauga, Economic Development Office
Susan Amring, Director
Enersource
Karen Ras, Director, Corporate Relations
Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Lorrie McKee, Director, Public Affairs and Communications
Holcim (Canada) Inc.
Greg Zilberbrant, Environment Manager
Microsoft Canada
Ron Budreau, Dynamics Partner Lead
ARI Canada
Peter Nogalo, Marketing Manager
(b) Proposed Re-Election Slate:
The Committee nominates the following members for re-election to MBOT Board of Directors for a three-year term.
Pallett Valo LLP
Joe Conte, Senior Counsel
(c) Appointments
The Committee nominates the following members for one (1) year appointment to MBOT Board of Directors.
Star Media Group
Bruce Leslie, Publisher/Editor, YourMississaugaBiz.com
(d) Continuing Directors:
The Committee also advises that the following elected members will continue to serve on MBOT's Board of Directors.