Call for Board nominations
BIA Annual General Meeting 2024: Nominations open for BIA Board election
We are delighted to invite nominations from individuals interested in joining the BIA Board. Nominations must be received by close of business on Tuesday 17 September 2024.
This year, there are five places up for election - four for 'Corporate' members and one for 'Other' members. The elections will take place during September and into October, and pending approval at the AGM in the Autumn, those elected will join the BIA's Board commencing 1 January 2025 and will serve a three-year term.
Nominations must include a 2–300-word biography and a current picture. Your biography shouldn’t simply be an outline of your career to date but include headings that highlight your particular skills, suitability, experiences and motivations, which you believe are relevant to becoming a Non-Executive Director of the BIA. Do reference the work of the Association and where you feel you can add value as an NED. Please be mindful that when members vote for board candidates, they should do so based on that candidate’s potential to represent their viewpoints, issues and geographies as well as those of the whole innovative life sciences and biotech industry.
Please do notify any of your colleagues who you think may be interested and qualify with the following criteria:
NB: Eligibility for Corporate Members is that nominees shall, at the time of their election, be Chief Executive Officers, or divisional chiefs (or their equivalent) or chairperson of a Corporate member company (except in the case of a Corporate Member which is a UK branch or subsidiary of a foreign corporation, in which case a senior representative of the UK branch or subsidiary may be appointed). Within the 'Other' Member category nominees shall, at the time of their election, be employees of either an Associate Member company or a Network Member company.
Only one representative from any member company may be appointed to the Board.
Please submit your nomination by the end of the day, Tuesday 17 September 2024, together with a photograph and your biography. These should be sent to Nick Gardiner, Company Secretary at [email protected]
If you have any questions or would like further guidance in writing your biography, please send us an email.
