Ecology AGM 2008
Ecology Building Society Annual General Meeting 2008
The 2008 AGM was held on Saturday 26 April at Friends House in London. In addition to the AGM business and voting in the morning, there were presentations by Chief Executive, Paul Ellis on the new Earthsaver Bond Issue and General Manager (Operations), John Ainley, spoke about the Society's Treating Customers Fairly initiatives.
Over 100 people attended the meeting and together with proxy voters, over 1,000 votes were cast - the highest to date!
2008 AGM Voting Results
| Resolutions | For | Against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| To receive the Annual Report & Accounts | 1,012 | 8 | 7 |
| To re-appoint KPMG Audit plc as auditors | 947 | 53 | 27 |
| To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 955 | 39 | 33 |
| Directors | |||
| To re-elect David Black | 985 | 27 | 16 |
| To re-elect Malcolm Lynch | 980 | 29 | 19 |
| To re-elect Pamela Parkinson | 987 | 28 | 13 |
The presentations
The afternoon saw presentations from Ecology members which illustrated the diversity represented by our lending programme. These included:
- Phil Horton, Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) Special Projects Officer - WISE Project
- Sarah Wigglesworth & Jeremy Till, Ecology borrowers and architects - The Straw House
- Charles Couzens, Ecos Trust Director - Ecos Homes' Sustainable Housing Developments
- David Street, Ecology Borrower - Urban Self Build Project
As ever we would like to thank all of you for taking the time to support the Society either in person or by proxy. Here's what some of our member's said about this year's AGM:
"The AGM was excellent - so interesting, enjoyable and informative."
"Very many thanks for an interesting and enlightening AGM - the discussions, talks and food were great!"
