Were this to happen, we'd have to amend the by-laws one way or another. Tom (iirc) pointed out that anyone so appointed would need to be a trustee first and foremost, which is correct, as is the analogy with the Foundation board chapter-selected seats.
But actually I think it's unlikely this issue will arise.
On Thursday, March 1, 2012, Gordon Joly gordon.joly@pobox.com wrote:
Another fudge?
Gordo
On 01/03/2012 09:02, Jon Davies wrote:
No - ways round this.
Quoting Gordon Joly gordon.joly@pobox.com:
Looks like Directors have to be a "natural person". So that would
appear to preclude a WMF board member.
Gordo
14.1 A Director must be a natural person aged 16 years or older except
that a person aged under 18 may not be appointed a Director if after their appointment a majority of Directors would be aged under 18.
14.2 No one may be appointed a Director if he or she would be
disqualified from acting under the provisions of Article 18.1.
14.3 The number of Directors shall be not less than three but (unless
otherwise determined by ordinary resolution) shall not be subject to any maximum.
14.4 The first Directors shall be those persons notified to Companies
House as the first directors of the charity.
14.5 A Director may not appoint an alternate director or anyone to act
on his or her behalf at meetings of the Directors.
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