Agenda and minutes

            Apologies for inability to attend were reported from The Deputy Lord Mayor (Councillor Copeland) and Councillors Mullan, Nicholl and O’Donnell.

            The minutes of the meeting of 19th February were taken as read and signed as correct.  It was reported that those minutes had been adopted by the Council at its meeting on 5th March.

            No declarations of interest were reported.

            The information contained in the following report is restricted in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 6 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.

            The Business Support Director reminded the Shareholders’ Committee that BWUH Ltd. had undertaken to recruit two new Non-Executive Directors to the Board, one with audit and accounting experience and one with organisational change experience. 

            He advised the Members that 4C had been engaged to oversee the recruitment process and that the positions had been publicly advertised. The Committee was advised that shortlisting was overseen by 4C, with interviews and meetings conducted by the BWUH Board and the Managing Director.

            He explained that two Non-Executive Directors had been selected for ratification by the Chair of the Board, with Mrs. L Jackson having been agreed as the first Non-Executive Director by the Committee at its meeting on 19th February.

            He reported that the company had chosen to nominate Mr. Stephen Daniels as its second nomination for approval and ratification by the Committee.

            He provided the Committee with an overview of Mr. Daniels’ credentials, in that he was a former Director of Human Resources with extensive experience of delivering change and had served on numerous Executive Committees and external Boards.

            After discussion, the Committee approved the appointment of Mr. S. Daniels as a Non-Executive Director to the BWUH Ltd. Board.