WEB: Appointment of Chairman and Directors.

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A decision made (04/07/2006) regarding Waterfront Enterprise Board: Appointment of Chairman and Directors.

Subject:	Waterfront Enterprise Board: Appointment of Chairman and Directors
Decision Reference:	MD-C-2006-0030		Exempt clause(s):	n/a
Type of Report: (oral or written)	Written		Person Giving Report (if oral):
Telephone or e-mail Meeting?	n/a		Report File ref:	JH/KP/WEB
Written report – Title	Jeremy Harris, Policy Adviser
Written report – Author (name and job title)	Waterfront Enterprise Board: Appointment of Chairman and Directors
Decision(s): To approve a draft report and proposition in which the States are asked - (a) to appoint Mr. Francis Gerald Voisin for a period expiring on 20th August 2009 as a non-States Director and Chairman of the Waterfront Enterprise Board Limited; (b) to appoint Jurat John Claude Tibbo and Mr. Peter Joseph Crespel for a period expiring on 20th August 2009 as non-States Directors of the Waterfront Enterprise Board Limited; (c) to instruct the Greffier of the States to notify the company of the States’ decision.
Reason(s) for decision: The terms of office of the current Chairman and non-States Directors are due to expire on 20th August 2006, and it is therefore necessary to seek States approval to further appointments
Action required: Jean-Marc Blanchet, Administration and Project Officer, will ask the States Greffe to arrange for the report and proposition to be lodged ‘au Greffe’ on 4th July 2006 for consideration by the States on 18th July 2006.
Signature: Chief Minister		Date of Decision: 4 July 2006