States of Jersey Development Company: Re-Appointment of Chairman

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A decision made 18 January 2019:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2019-0006
Decision Summary Title:	States of Jersey Development Company - Re-appointment of Chairman		Date of Decision Summary:	16th January 2019
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Shareholder Relations		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	States of Jersey Development Company - Re-appointment of Chairman		Date of Written Report:	16th January 2019
Written Report Author:	Head of Shareholder Relations		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Report and Proposition recommending to the States the re-appointment of the Non-Executive Chairman to the States of Jersey Development Company (“SoJDC”).
Decision(s): The Minister approved for lodging ‘au Greffe’ a Report and Proposition recommending to the States the re-appointment of the Non-Executive Chairman to SoJDC.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 23 of the SoJDC Articles of Association states that the Board shall compromise the Chairman, the Managing Director, the Finance Director, the Ministerial Appointee, and three States Appointees (in addition to the Chairman). Article 30(a) of the SoJDC Articles of Association states that the States Appointees shall be appointed by the States on the recommendation of the Minister and such appointment shall take effect upon delivery to the office of notice in writing to that effect executed in accordance with Article 21(b).
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower consequences to the States as a result of the introduction of this decision.
Action required: Head of Shareholder Relations to inform the Managing Director of SoJDC of this decision that this decision has been approved and to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the projet to be lodged ‘au Greffe’.
Signature:		Position: Deputy Lindsay Ash Assistant Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: