Minutes
.au Domain Administration Limited
Annual General Meeting 2015
Monday 30 November 2015, 4.30pm
Trilogy Room, Park Hyatt, 1 Parliament Square, Melbourne
Chair: Tony Staley
Secretary: Jo Lim
Present: Chris Disspain, Erhan Karabardak, George Pongas, Graham McDonald, Joe Manariti, Josh Rowe, Julie Hammer, Kartic Srinivasan, Paul Levins, Simon Johnson, Stuart Benjamin
Apologies: Nil
Member/Public
Attendees: Adrian Kinderis, Barbra Fong, Bruce Tonkin, Chris Chaundy, David Thompson, Derek Whitehead, Desleigh Jameson, Emil Andonov, George Fong, Grant Wiltshire, Helen Hollins (auDA), Holly Raiche, Jacki O'Sullivan (auDA - minutes), James Deck, John Anderton, John Graham, John Higgins, John Nugent, Jonathan Horne, Kimberley Heitman, Marty Drill, Miguel Wood, Ned O'Meara, Peter Mead, Phil Temperly, Philip Parker, Rob Gregory, Simon Delzoppo, Tristan Lostroh
Introduction and Welcome by the Chair.
Motion (moved T Staley, seconded M Drill): The Notice of AGM is to be taken as read. Carried.
Quorum (24 members) present. Meeting declared open.
The Secretary advised that 76 proxies were received: 18 Supply Class, 58 Demand Class.
- 1. 2014 Minutes
Motion (moved T Staley, seconded M Drill): Approve the minutes of the 27 October 2014 AGM.
Votes (by proxy and in person)
Supply Class: For – 21
Against – 0
Demand Class: For – 79
Against – 0
Carried in both classes.
2. Report from the Chair on auDA Activities and Progress
The CEO delivered a summary of auDA activities and progress since the last AGM. On behalf of the Board, the CEO thanked Derek Whitehead for his work as Chair of the 2015 Names Policy Panel.
3. 2014-2015 Audited Accounts
Motion (moved T Staley, seconded D Thompson): Accept the 2014-2015 audited accounts.
Votes (by proxy and in person)
Supply Class: For – 21
Against – 0
Demand Class: For – 79
Against – 0
Carried in both classes.
4. Resignation from Board of Retiring Directors.
Paul Levins (Demand), George Pongas (Supply), Joshua Rowe (Demand) and Kartic Srinivasan (Supply) resigned from the Board.
The Chair thanked the retiring Directors for their active participation and significant service on the Board over the past 2 years.
5. Election of new Directors to the Board.
Election supervised by John Higgins of Moore Stephens and Rob Gregory of Maddocks Lawyers.
a. Supply Class (2 positions)
Nominees: Gavin Collins, James Deck, George Pongas and Kartic Srinivasan.
Votes (by proxy and in person)
Gavin Collins – 3 votes
James Deck – 4 votes
George Pongas – 18 votes
Kartic Srinivasan – 17 votes
Elected: George Pongas and Kartic Srinivasan
b. Demand Class (2 positions)
Nominees: Paul Levins, Holly Raiche, Joshua Rowe, Grant Wiltshire and Miguel Wood.
Votes (by proxy and in person)
Paul Levins – 15 votes
Holly Raiche – 11 votes
Joshua Rowe – 16 votes
Grant Wiltshire – 48 votes
Miguel Wood – 60 votes
Elected: Grant Wiltshire and Miguel Wood
The Board thanked and encouraged those nominees who were unsuccessful at this time to consider re-standing for the Board and policy panels in the future.
6. Other Business
There was no other business
7. Close of Business
The meeting was closed at 4.57pm
Member questions were received and general discussions held on the following topics:
- Possible initiatives to increase the auDA membership base.
- Consultation with registrants and other users about potential changes resulting from the 2015 Names Policy Panel process.