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Jersey Post International Limited: Appointment of Ministerial Appointee to the Board

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A decision made 7 July 2023:

Decision Reference:  MD-TR-2023-429

Public

Subject: Appointment of Ministerial Appointee on the Board of Jersey Post International Limited

 

Report Title: Appointment of Ministerial Appointee on the Board of Jersey Post International Limited

Public

Decision(s):

The Minister for Treasury and Resources decided: -  • to nominate Mrs. Helen Hatton as the Ministerial Appointee to the Board of Jersey Post International Limited ('Jersey Post'), for such times as Mrs Hatton acts as the Senior Independent Director ('SID') of Jersey Post; and   • to approve as a principle that the Ministerial Appointee should in future be aligned to the role of the SID and that therefore the Ministerial Appointee will be the Non-Executive Director fulfilling the role of the SID at any one time.

Reason for Decision(s):

Article 4.1 of the Jersey Post Articles of Association states that the number of Directors shall not be subject to any maximum but shall not be less than four, one of whom shall be the Chair and one of whom shall be the Ministerial Appointee.  Since the new Jersey Post Articles of Association introduced the role of the Ministerial Appointee for the first time, the Minister has the opportunity to nominate either an existing Non-Executive Director or a new individual to the Board to be the Ministerial Appointee. Mrs. Hatton was appointed to the Board of Jersey Post as a Non-Executive Board for an initial period of three years with effect from May 2020, and is currently serving a second 3-year term (in accordance with the provisions of the Corporate Governance Code 2018) as the SID.

Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications for the States arising from this decision.

 

Action Required: The Minister’s Private Secretary to notify the Head of Shareholder Relations that the decision has been approved.   The Head of Shareholder Relations to inform the Company Secretary to the Board of Jersey Post that this decision has been approved.

Signature:

 

 

Signed By: Minister for Treasury and Resources

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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