<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Hello Bruce,<br><br></div>I agree with such default threshold across appointing entities, however in addition to that even if SOs/ALAC achieve that 75% (as an example) to remove their board member(s) i think there should still be the need for community approval beyond the entity removing its members.<br><br></div>This would seem to me to be putting the intent of CMSM in proper action.<br><br></div>Regards<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 1:12 PM, Bruce Tonkin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au" target="_blank">Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">(Disclaimer: my note below is my personal view and not that of the Board or other Board members)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I noted that the CCWG has suggested a 75% threshold of the SO/AC structure to spill the whole Board.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It seems there is less certainty about the process for an SO or ALAC to remove the director that it has appointed.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There was some discussion about defining the reasons in advance for when an individual director can be removed, as well as some discussions for the thresholds.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I think it is OK not to have to define all the reasons in advance provided that there is a sufficiently high threshold to remove a director. I believe Jordan noted that the voting threshold to remove a director should be higher than the
threshold used to appoint the director – which seems like a reasonable principle.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would like to see some general principle agreed that could apply across the SOs and ALAC.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Perhaps something along the lines of at least a super-majority or at least 75% voting threshold for removal. The details will then depend on the processes for each SO and ALAC.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Using the GNSO as an example. Currently the GNSO has two houses, and each house votes to appoint one director. I would like to see at least a super-majority threshold across the GNSO Council to remove one of these directors.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bruce Tonkin<u></u><u></u></p>
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