21/04/08 - Nominet has issued an urgent call to action

From Hazell Pegg's website...

The Nominet Board has usually taken the view not to make recommendations as to how members should vote, however in this situation we feel that it is necessary considering the seriousness of these matters. For those members seeking Board guidance, the Board recommends that you:

• vote for adoption of resolution 6 for the introduction of independent non-executive directors
• do not vote for any of the three candidates that are against this resolution

In addition to the annual election of two non-executive directors to the Board the membership of Nominet are also being asked to approve several special resolutions to change the Articles of the Company.

Nominet is not the company it was back in 1996 when it was formed. It has grown into a company with a mulit-million pound turnover and is the custodian of the .uk namespace. A namespace that is now of increasing importance to the UK business community.

Special Resolution 6
Seeks to change the Articles to allow for the appointment of two non-executive directors,
in addition to the current four elected non-executive directors and the two executive directors.
This allows for the Board to recruit people with expertise that may be needed.
It also has the useful side-effect of making it more difficult for any special interest group to gain control of the Board.

The recommendation is to vote for Adam, Gordon and possible Dickie.

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