Present: See attached list
- Adoption of Minutes of the 2013 AGM
The minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting were agreed by the members as a true record of the meeting.
Proposed: Phil Flanagan MLA
Seconded: Dr Joanne Stuart OBE
- Election of Board of Trustees
Under the NIABT Articles of Association there is a requirement to annually rotate the Trustees of the NIABT Board.
Glyn Roberts from NIIRTA and Tara Whaley from BT retired from the Board of Trustees. Michael Bell from NIFDA and Dr Joanne Stuart OBE from Attrus Ltd also retired but re-nominated for a position on the Board. Four non-Parliamentarians were elected to the Board of Trustees by postal vote, in advance of the AGM:
- Dr Joanne Stuart OBE Attrus Ltd
- Michael Bell NIFDA
- Chris Brown MCE PR
- Stephen Kelly Manufacturing NI
The President also declared that the Board wished to have trade union representation on the Board and John O’Farrell from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions was nominated to fulfill this role as a co-optee.
Proposed: Stephen Kelly
Seconded: Phil Flanagan MLA
In addition, one Parliamentarian Member was elected to the Board of Trustees. Claire Sugden MLA has been nominated to represent the smaller Parties and Independent Member.
Proposed: Leslie Cree MBE MLA
Seconded: Paul Girvan MLA
The President confirmed the new Board of Trustees as follows:
Judith Cochrane MLA Alliance Party
Leslie Cree MBE MLA UUP
Phil Flanagan MLA Sinn Fein
Alban Maginness MLA SDLP
Robin Newton MLA DUP
Claire Sugden MLA Independent
John Stewart Director of Information and Outreach
Michael Bell Northern Ireland Food and Drink association
Chris Brown MCE PR
Alan Dickson PricewaterhouseCoopers
Prof The Hon James Haughey Norbrook Laboratories
Stephen Kelly Manufacturing NI
John Rooney Rooney Fish
Joanne Stuart Attrus Ltd
Co-opted
John O’Farrell Irish Congress of Trade Unions
- NIABT Accounts 2012/2013
A copy of the Trustee’s Report and accounts balance sheet for 2012-2013 was made available to each member for scrutiny. The President invited David Gray from RSM McClure Watters to present the detail of the Accounts. The President noted that the Board had approved the content of the Accounts at a Board meeting on 30 September 2013.
Proposed: Phil Flanagan MLA
Seconded: John O’Farrell
It was proposed that RSM McClure Watters be retained as Auditor / Accountant.
Proposed: Dr Joanne Stuart OBE
Seconded: Alan Dickson
- AOB
On conclusion of the formalities of the Annual General Meeting, the President welcomed Alastair Hamilton, CEO of Invest NI to deliver a briefing on Invest NI’s end of year results for 2013-14.
Attendance Breakdown
Name
Speaker William Hay MLA NIABT President
Leslie Cree MBE MLA NIABT Board
Phil Flanagan MLA NIABT Chair
Judith Cochrane MLA NIABT Board
Paul Girvan MLA
Sandra Overend MLA
Bob Barbour Centre for Competitiveness
Michael Bell NIFDA, NIABT Board
Gráinne Browne BT
Chris Brown MCE PR
Timothy Brundle Innovation Ulster Ltd
Victoria Clark ASG
Alan Dickson PwC, NIABT Board
Haley Dunne Bombardier Aerospace
Peter Edgar NI Science Park
Ash Farag Global Services
Julie Galbraith C & H Jefferson Solicitors
David Gray RSM McClure Watters
Alastair Hamilton Invest NI
Prof The Honourable James Haughey Norbrook Laboratories, NIABT Board
Jean Hoey BT
Joan Houston Begbies Traynor
Melanie Humphrey Mallusk Enterprise Park Ltd
Euan Isles Deloitte MCS Limited
Mari Jackson Casa Lola
Stephen Kelly Manufacturing NI
Kieron Kent Interim Selling Solutions
Ian Lowry Lowry Bros Ltd
Valerie Ludlow ASG
Ian J MacCorkell MacCorkell Legal & Commercial Limited
Joe McDonald Asda
Anton McGonnell BT
Alec McRitchie Bombardier Aerospace
Wilfred Mitchell Federation of Small Businesses
Colin Neill Pubs of Ulster
John O’Farrell ICTU, NIABT Board
Roger Pollen Federation of Small Businesses
John Simpson Business Analysis
Dr Joanne Stuart OBE Attrus Ltd, NIABT Vice Chair
Kathryn Thomson NITB
Rodney White GR White & Son Ltd
William Wright Wrightbus, NIABT Patron
Louise Close NIABT Deputy Secretary
Ivor Gibson NIABT Co-ordinator
Trevor Reaney NIA Chief Executive and Clerk
John Stewart Director of Information and Outreach