At the Federation’s AGM on 17 October Chris Hunt Cooke announced that he had found it difficult to devote enough time to the Federation and he had therefore, reluctantly, decided to stand down from the board with immediate effect.
What Chris didn’t mention when making his announcement was that earlier this year he was appointed to another time-consuming position as chairman of the Magistrates’ Association’s Road Traffic Committee. We offer our congratulations to Chris on this important appointment and thank him for his service to FBHVC. We are fortunate that his considerable experience in the administration of motoring law will not be lost to FBHVC as he has agreed to continue to serve as a member of FBHVC’s legislation committee.
FBHVC’s articles of association allow the remaining board members to fill vacancies occurring between elections by co-option and to appoint a chairman from within their number. Anyone so co-opted and/or appointed then has to stand for formal election at the next available AGM. The deputy chairman, David Davies, will assume the chairman’s responsibilities until the board can make an appointment.
(click HERE for minutes of the AGM).
Vice-president Derek Grossmark presented with retiring chairman Chris Hunt Cooke with a token of the board’s appreciation at the AGM.
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