Full Members Survey Results

EphMRA - Options for Change Results

Message from the EphMRA Board

This consultation with Full Members about the future direction has resulted in 23 Full Member companies (out of 38 Full Member companies) voting (with 28 active members voting across these companies). 

With this in mind you will see that the votes submitted showed a polarised view.  However 15 Full Member companies did not vote at all (and so their views are unknown).

The full results are available here.

15 votes in favour of Option 1 as the next step:

A restructuring of the President’s role, the Executive Board/Council which would facilitate more AM involvement at Board level and should make the President’s position more attractive to FM candidates.  This does not offer any membership/voting status change to AMs.

11 votes in favour of Option 3 as the next step:

This option would require a change in the statute regarding AMs voting and membership status.  Equalise the membership.  AMs to have full voting rights on all Association matters.  Re structure President’s role.  

With the above in mind the Board has concluded that the next step is to implement Option 1 as the voting has shown no clear majority view and this is the most conservative option.

The timeline and next steps are:

1.      Distribution of this document to Full Members – early January 2011

2.      Distribution of a more comprehensive document showing the implementation steps involved, including the new Board composition, President and Board member job descriptions and any statute change needed – January 2011

3.      Option 1 should be implemented in the next 3 months or so

At the start of 2012 the Board will poll the Full members again to assess reactions, both to the impact of the implementation of Option 1 as well as to assess opinions again about Options forward and then initiate another Full Member vote at this point.

Thank you

EphMRA Board