Elections to the 2024-2025 IPLOCA Board of Directors

Elections to the IPLOCA Board of Directors take place every year at the Annual Convention as seats become vacant. As per the IPLOCA By-laws the term of office is up to two years for those seats that are not for appointed or “at-large” directors.

Vacant Seats

We are looking for candidates who would like to serve on the IPLOCA Board of Directors. Ten seats are becoming vacant in September 2024:

IPLOCA Board of Directors is available on our website: www.iploca.com/about-us/board-of-directors/candidatesfor-nominations-to-the-2024-2025-board-of-directors/

Voting

All Regular and Associate Member representatives are invited to attend the Election Meetings to be held on Thursday afternoon, 12 September 2024

Each member company is entitled to one vote. If no-one from your company is able to attend the meeting in order to vote, one vote per member company may be made on a proxy form (also available on the website) and must be received by the Executive Secretary ( georges.hage@iploca.com), no later than 4 September 2024 in order to be counted.

Any questions regarding the election procedure can be addressed to Georges Hage, IPLOCA Executive Secretary, georges.hage@iploca.com

2 seats in Europe Northwest www.iploca.com/europenorthwest

2 seats in Europe Mediterranean www.iploca.com/europemediterranean

1 seat in Europe Eastern www.iploca.com/eastandfareast

1 seat in Middle East & Africa www.iploca.com/middleeastandafrica

1 seat in Latin America www.iploca.com/latinamerica

3 seats representing the Associate Members www.iploca.com/associatemembers

If you are an owner or a senior executive of a member company and would like to be considered for a vacant seat on the IPLOCA Board of Directors, please review the Duties and Commitments of Board Members . An application form, complete with a brief résumé and a photograph, should be emailed no later than 12 August 2024 to Georges Hage, IPLOCA Executive Secretary, georges.hage@iploca.com .

Elected Board Directors will serve aa two-year term commencing after the approval of the results at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday, 13 September in Sorrento, Italy. Further information on vacant seats for the 2024-2025

In accordance with the Association’s current By-laws, the 2024-2025 IPLOCA Board of Directors may consist of a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 24 directors as follows:

1. Up to fifteen directors representing Regular Members (one or two directors for each of the eight geographic regions as per the current membership), elected by the Regular Members.

2. Three directors elected by and representing the Associate Members of the Association.

3. Up to five Directors-at-Large make up the remainder of the Board and are appointed each year by the Board of Directors at its first meeting. The Directors-at-Large are nominated by the Executive Committee and appointed following the approval of the full Board. They are selected based on their active involvement and engagement in the work of the Association, including any committee work, to capitalise on their knowledge and ensure the continuity of leadership in certain areas.

4. Out of this group of directors, five officers collectively form the Executive Committee. These are the President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, the Treasurer and the Immediate Past President. Officers are directors of the Board and represent Regular or Associate Members.