Oil Palm Growers – Malaysia
MPOA, represented by the principal Carl Bek-Nielsen and the alternate being Lee Kuan Yee, the two-year term of which is expiring is available for re-election. No other nominations have been received.
Oil Palm Growers – Indonesia
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd, represented by the principal Agus Purnomo and the alternate being Fadhil Hassan, the two-year term of which is expiring is available for re-election. No other nominations have been received.
Oil Palm Growers – Rest of the World
The alternates of the incumbent Board of Governors member Agrocaribe, being John Clendon (Univanich Palm Oil Public Company Limited), Audrey Lee (Olam International Limited) and the interim alternate being Sander von den Ende (SIPEF), are up for approval by the General Assembly.
Oil Palm Growers – Smallholders
FELDA, represented by the interim principal Mahadzir Mustafa and the alternate being Izham Mustaffa: Mahadzir Mustafa was designated as interim principal as a consequence of the retirement of Othman Omar. Therefore, the designation of interim principal Mahadzir Mustafa and the alternate being Izham Mustaffa are up for approval by the General Assembly.
Processors and/or Traders
Wilmar International Limited, represented by the principal Daphne Astrid Hameeteman and the alternate Olivier Tichit (Musim Mas Holdings Pte. Ltd.), the two-year term of which is expiring is available for re-election. No other nominations have been received.
The alternate of the incumbent Board of Governors member AAK AB being Caroline Westerik is up for approval by the General Assembly.
Consumer Goods Manufacturers
Unilever, represented by the interim principal Petronella Wilhelmina Meekers, and the interim alternate being Martin Huxtable, the two-year term of which is expiring is available for re-election. No other nominations have been received.
The interim alternate of the incumbent Board of Governors member Procter & Gamble being Girish Despande is up for approval by the General Assembly.
Retailers
The interim member Aeon Co., Ltd, represented by the interim principal Kahori Miyake and the interim alternate being Yumi Kawashima are up for approval by the General Assembly.
Belinda Katharine Howell the principal representing Retailers’ Palm Oil Group is retiring at this General Assembly. Her replacement being Julian Walker-Palin as the principal and the alternate Hugo Byrnes (Royal Ahold Delhaize NV), are up for approval by the General Assembly.
Banks and Investors
HSBC Holding Plc, represented by the principal Ian Thomas Hay and the alternate, being John Laidlow, the two-year term of which is expiring is not available for re-election. One nomination was received from Standard Chartered Bank, represented by the principal nominee Samantha Bramley and the alternate nominee being Roger Charles.
The interim alternate of the incumbent Board of Governors member Rabobank International being Martin van Vaals is up for approval by the General Assembly.
Environmental NGOs
World Resources Institute, represented by the principal Anne Rosenbarger and the alternate Michael Guindon (Zoological Society of London), the two-year term of which is expiring is available for re-election. No other nominations have been received.
The alternate of the incumbent Board of Governors member WWF International being Harjinder Kler (HUTAN – Kinabatangan Orang-utan Conservation Programme), is up for approval by the General Assembly.
Social NGOs
Oxfam International, represented by Madeline Brasser, the two-year term of which is expiring is not available for re-election. Nominations were received from:
- Forest Peoples Programme, represented by the principal nominee Marcus Colchester and the alternate nominee being Madeleine Brasser (Oxfam International); and
- Solidaridad, represented by the principal nominee Marieke Leegwater and the alternate nominee being Rukaiyah Rafik (Yayasan Setara Jambi).
Only members in the Social NGOs sector are eligible to vote.
