hi Florence,
Then I was astonished when I discovered that Dariusz, who has been a board
> member for over 6 months, was not aware of the existence of the Conflict of
> Interest Policy, which include a pledge of commitment and an obligation to
> disclose potential conflicts of interest. A policy voted by the board
> several years ago and mandatory for all board members. It is apparently not
> enforced anymore, even though it is an approved policy and obviously a good
> governance practice. This makes me think the board is not operating
> properly anymore on this serious matter.
>
just to clarify this issue: I have been signing the COI pledges/disclosures
over the last 4 years, as the FDC member, and later as a Board member.
Apparently I did not make myself clear that I think it is worthwhile to
consider PUBLIC statements (as proposed in the email I was replying to),
and not statements in general (which we do have). It may have left you with
a reading that I was unaware of the COI policy as a whole; I apologize for
my clumsy phrasing.
best,
dariusz