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:
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> Another fudge?
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> Gordo
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> On 01/03/2012 09:02, Jon Davies wrote:
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>> No - ways round this.
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>> Quoting Gordon Joly <gordon.joly@pobox.com>:
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>>> Looks like Directors have to be a "natural person". So that would appear to preclude a WMF board member.
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>>> Gordo
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>>> 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.
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>>> 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.
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>>> 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.
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>>> 14.4 The first Directors shall be those persons notified to Companies House as the first directors of the charity.
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>>> 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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>>> Gordon Joly
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>>> http://www.joly.org.uk/
>>> Don't Leave Space To The Professionals!
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