Key Leadership Roles Announced at AGM

Association of MBAsí members met at todayís Annual General Meeting (AGM), to review the results of the postal election for vacancies on the International Management Board (IMB), confirm that the total number of elected Board members should remain at 7 and appoint the 3 members elected. The Associationís AGM was held today at The Hatton, 51-53 Hatton Garden, London.

Directors of the Board and members of the Association voted for 3 candidates - both John Peters, current Chair of the Board and Barbara Stephens, current Vice-Chair of the Board, have been re-elected for a second term ñ Steve Hooker is the third electee and is a new member of the Board. Steve, who is a graduate of the University of Strathclyde Graduate School of Management said in his candidacy statement:

ìI am a great believer in networking; and one of the reasons I am standing is to facilitate the development of the Associationís membersí network.î

The IMB initially posted 3 vacancies ñ one candidate, Liz Walker (ex-Chairman), retired at the end of her second year term, and two other current board members were due to retire by rotation and were standing for a second term of two years ñ they were the Chairman, John Peters and the Vice-Chairman, Barbara Stephens.

Members of the International Management Board (IMB) are:

John Peters, Chairman University of Leicester Management Centre

Bruce Chapman, Finance Director Loughborough University Business School

Anne Humphreys University of Newcastle Upon Tyne Business School

Barbara Stephens, Vice-Chairman Cass Business School

Robin Myers Columbia Business School

Richard Ayre Warwick Business School

Steve Hooker University of Strathclyde Graduate School of Business

David Rose London Business School

The Association received an overwhelming response from members ñ approximately 120 members, 11 of whom finally went forward for election. This compares with approximately 25 interested members of which 12 went forward for election last year.

Qualifying for the election procedure involves candidates being proposed and seconded by 2 other fully paid up members of the Association and submitting a candidate profile outlining qualifications, skills and personal attributes together. This information is published as part of the ballot papers for circulation to all members at the beginning of October. Voting is carried out by the membership during October and is administered by the Electoral Reform Services to ensure independence and validity. The results were then announced at the Associationís Annual General Meeting (AGM) today.

Responsibilities for Board members include setting the policy and strategy of the organisation, practising good governance and attending at least 50% of Board meetings in each 12 months between Annual General Meetings (AGM).

The International Management Board (IMB) manages the business of the Association and simultaneously exercises all the powers of the member-organisation. To enable them to do this, members of the Board are appointed as Directors of the Association, which is a Company limited by guarantee and a registered charity, of which Board members are also required to become trustees. The overall role of the Board is defined by the Memorandum and Articles, and is further detailed in the Governance Handbook.

Following the statutory business of the AGM today, the re-elected Chair, John Peters, told members of his aspirations for the Association and how he believes these can be achieved. He is keen to see that the Association continues to uphold recognition of quality MBA programmes and that MBA-qualified managers benefit from a strong international Association. John spoke widely on leadership following his experience as a Gulf War fighter pilot.

John spent 18 years in the Royal Air Force (RAF), serving on various squadrons flying Tornado GR1. Since leaving the RAF, John has established a successful management development company and currently has been re-elected as Chair on the International Management Board (IMB) of the Association of MBAs. John is the author of 2 best-selling books and his documentary, ìTornado Downî was Independent Documentary of the Year and a BAFTA Award Nominee. He has extensive international TV, radio, and media experience and has built up an international speaking reputation at public events.