CBH Member Director Elections set to open with Candidate Assessment Panel
Nominations for three Member Director positions, in Districts 1, 3 and 5, will open for the 2024 Member Director elections today, 5 October 2023 for candidates wishing to participate in the Candidate Assessment Panel (CAP) process.
To assist in our co-operative’s pursuit of the highest standards of governance, the CAP process, now running for the third year, has been designed to encourage a high calibre of candidates to stand for election and promote merit-based voting of Member Directors.
Prospective candidates for the CBH Board are strongly encouraged to go through the CAP process, which will assess the candidate’s skills, attributes and experience before providing a report to CBH members ahead of voting.
The CAP process has been designed to encourage a high calibre of candidates to stand for election and promote merit-based voting by providing members with factual information about the candidates for their consideration when deciding which candidate to vote for.
The CAP is a three-person, majority independent panel, comprising a CBH Member Director and two members external to CBH and respected in the field of governance, Terry Agnew and Suzanne Ardagh. While all Member Director Election candidates are strongly encouraged to participate in the CAP process, it is only mandatory for incumbent Directors.
The panel will assess all candidates who participate in the CAP process against the skills and attributes sought by the CBH Board in its Directors and complete a report, including a rating for each candidate, to form part of the voting materials. It is important to note that the CAP will not recommend a preferred candidate or candidates.
Candidates are not required to have their main growing interests in the district in which they intend to nominate for election.
For members that would like to nominate for a CBH Member Director position, please contact Katherine Williams from the Western Australian Electoral Commission, the Returning Officer for the 2024 elections, by email on nominations@waec.wa.gov.au or phone 9214 0426.
Nominations for CAP process candidates open on 5 October and close on 2 November 2023.
For candidates who do not wish to participate in the CAP process, nominations will open 7 December 2023 and close on 3 January 2024.
Further information about the Member Director Elections and CAP process can be found on our website, www.cbh.com.au/our-co-operative/director-elections