Jersey Development Company Limited: Appointment of Non-Executive Director

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A decision made 19 March 2021:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2021-0027
Decision Summary Title:	Appointment of a Non-Executive Director to the Board of The States of Jersey Development Company Limited		Date of Decision Summary:	16th March 2021
Decision Summary Author:	Advisor - Shareholder Relations		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Appointment of a Non-Executive Director to the Board of The States of Jersey Development Company Limited		Date of Written Report:	16th March 2021
Written Report Author:	Advisor - Shareholder Relations		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Appointment of a Non-Executive Director to the Board of The States of Jersey Development Company Limited (“SoJDC”)
Decision(s): The Minister for Treasury and Resources decided: - to approve the Company’s recommendation to appoint Carolyn Dwyer as a Non-Executive Director; and to lodge this decision as a report and proposition to the States Assembly.
Reason(s) for decision: Article 23 of the SoJDC Articles of Association states that the Board shall compromise the Chairman, the Managing Director, the Finance Director, the Ministerial Appointee, and a minimum of three States Appointees (in addition to the Chairman) and a maximum of five States Appointees (in addition to the Chairman). Article 30(a) requires that States Appointed Non-Executive Directors should be appointed by the States of Jersey on the recommendation of the Minister for Treasury and Resources and that the appointment shall take effect upon delivery to the office of notice in writing to that effect executed in accordance with Article 21(b) of the Articles of Association.
Resource Implications: The remuneration for the post of Non-Executive Director to The States of Jersey Development Company is £22,000 for a minimum of 15 days commitment per annum. This remuneration level was set in 2018 and has not been subsequently changed. The proposed remuneration level is regarded as appropriate, given the size of the organisation and the need to attract the right calibre of individual to the role. The remuneration broadly reflects that of other comparable organisations. The cost of remuneration will be borne by the SoJDC and not by the States of Jersey. There are therefore no financial or manpower implications for the States arising from the adoption of this proposition.
Action required: The Head of Financial Governance to notify the Head of Shareholder Relations that the decision has been approved. The Head of Shareholder Relations to inform the Managing Director of SoJDC that this decision has been approved and the Greffier of the States to be requested to arrange for the Proposition to be lodged and debated at the earliest possible date.
Signature:		Position: Deputy S J Pinel, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: