Andium Homes Limited: Appointment of an Independent Director to act as Chair

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A decision made on 8 January 2021

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2021-0003
Decision Summary Title:	Andium Homes Limited: Appointment of an Independent Director to act as Chair		Date of Decision Summary:	22 December 2020
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:	Andium Homes Limited: Appointment of an Independent Director to act as Chair		Date of Written Report:	22 December 2020
Written Report Author:	Advisor- Shareholder Relations		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: To approve the appointment of an Independent Director to act as Chair at Andium Homes Limited (“Andium”).
Decision(s): The Assistant Minister is recommended to: appoint Richard McCarthy as an additional Independent Director to the Board of Andium to act as Chair until 31 December 2023. lay his recommendation before the States Assembly for a period of ten days as required by the Memorandum of Understanding between Andium and the Guarantor
Reason(s) for Decision: The current Chairman’s term of office at Andium concludes on 31st December 2020 and a replacement is required. The Articles of Association of Andium and the Memorandum of Understanding both require the Guarantor to approve the Board’s recommendation. Mr McCarthy possesses the required skills, background and understanding to be able to lead the Company over the next 3 years.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications for the Guarantor associated with this decision. The Chairman will be remunerated for the role at £40,000 per annum. These costs will be borne by Andium.
Action required: The Head of Financial Governance to advise the Head of Shareholder Relations when this decision is signed. The Greffier of the States to be requested to arrange for the attached report to be presented to the States for their information at the earliest opportunity.
Signature:		Position: Deputy L Ash, Assistant Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: