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Business Canterbury AGM

Annual General Meeting

Members are invited to attend the Business Canterbury AGM, each year.

The meeting is a great chance to understand more about all we do to support the wider business community throughout the year. You will also get to network and learn the outcome of our Board elections as we announce our new Board of Directors.

Our Board of Director Nominees

The Business Canterbury Board Member nominations for 2024/2025 closed at 5pm, 16 September. The following is our list of nominees, feel free to review their profiles. Details on how to submit your vote will be provided to members once voting opens on 30th September.

 

Voting is Now Closed

Thank you to our list of nominees for the Business Canterbury 2024/2025 Board of Directors. Our new board will be announced at the AGM on October 24th.

Please note that as per our Constitution -

  • Each member company gets one vote in our Board election, voting links will be sent to the key contact or leader as noted in our system at the time voting opens
  • Lite Members are not eligible to vote. Members must hold either a Connect, Thrive, or Invest membership or an HR Advice, HR Premium, Manufacturing or Global Trade service membership.
  • Membership fees must be fully paid-up for members to be eligible to vote.

A unique voting PIN and password will be emailed to you from Electionz. If you have not received an email or have any queries or concerns we would be happy to chat to you, please feel free to contact us

Happy voting!

A little more information

Governance Structure

Business Canterbury is guided by our ConstitutionPDF_32 and governed by our Board of Directors who support the Chief Executive in setting policy and the strategic direction of our organisation. The Board consists of nine directors who are elected by our members at our Annual General Meeting, held in October.

Important Dates

  • Nominations open for the Business Canterbury Board on 31 August

  • Nominations close 21 September 5:00pm

  • Voting opens (electronically) 5 October

  • Voting closes 28 October 5:00pm

  • Election Results announced at the AGM 29 October 4:00pm

  • Thursday 29 October: Annual General Meeting 2026 

Key Documents

The Business Canterbury 2025 Annual General Meeting is to be held on Thursday 29 October, at 4pm.

  • AgendaPDF_32 for the upcoming 2026 meeting (TBC)
  • Signed minutesPDF_32 from the 2025/26 Annual General Meeting (finalised at the meeting).
  • Our 2026 Financial StatementsPDF_32 (TBC)

 



Historical Documents

2025

The 2025 AGM was held Thursday 30 October 2025.

2024

The 2024 AGM was held Thursday 24 October 2024.

2023

The 2023 AGM was held Thursday 12 October 2023. 

Need More information?

If you require more information on the Business Canterbury Board Member Position, you can request a copy of the Board Position Description and the Code of Conduct.

For further information on the Board and organisation you can also contact Leeann Watson, Chief Executive on 03 366 5096 or leeannw@businesscanterbury.co.nz or to Paul Deavoll, Board President on paul.deavoll@businesscanterbury.co.nz