States of Jersey Development Company Limited: P.32/2011 Amendment: Appointment of Chairman and Non-Executive Directors

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A decision made 16 May 2011:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2011-0050
Decision Summary Title:	P32/2011 States of Jersey Development Company Limited: appointment of Chairman and Non-Executive Directors – Amendment		Date of Decision Summary:	12th May 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Treasurer of the States		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	P32/2011 States of Jersey Development Company Limited: appointment of Chairman and Non-Executive Directors – Amendment		Date of Written Report:	12th May 2011
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision Support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Amendment to P32/2011 States of Jersey Development Company Limited: Appointment of Chairman and Non-Executive Directors.
Decision(s): The Minister for Treasury and Resources decided to lodge ‘au Greffe’ the Amendment recommending the following appointments to the Board of Directors of the States of Jersey Development Company Limited for a period of 3 years – Mr Mark Boleat (Non-Executive Chairman) Jurat John Tibbo (Non-Executive Director)
Reason(s) for Decision: On 2nd March 2011 the Minister for Treasury and Resources agreed a Ministerial Decision (MD-TR-2011-0026) to lodge the Report and Proposition recommending to the States the appointment of a Non-Executive Chairman and 3 Non-Executive Directors to the Board of the States of Jersey Development Company. Given the change in circumstances in respect of the preferred candidate for the role of Chairman and the withdrawal of one of the candidates for Non-Executive Director, the Minister for Treasury and Resources now wishes to appoint Mr. Mark Boleat as Interim Chairman and Jurat John Tibbo as a Non-Executive Director. In accordance with the States of Jersey Development Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, these appointments must be made for a period of 3 years. However, the appointment of Mr. Boleat as Chairman will be an interim measure and it is expected that he will take up his role for a period of 9 months until such time that a new Chairman is recruited. These appointments are supported by the Jersey Appointments Commission.
Resource Implications: The cost of remuneration will be borne by the States of Jersey Development Company Limited and not by the States of Jersey. There are therefore no financial or manpower implications for the States. Remuneration levels for the Chairman and Non-Executives of the States of Jersey Development Company are set out in the main Report and Proposition (P.32/2011).
Action required: The Greffier of the States is requested to arrange for the attached Amendment to be lodged ‘au Greffe’ at the earliest opportunity.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: