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Dorset Innovation Park Ltd Recruitment of Chair and Managing Director

Meeting: 24/06/2025 - Shareholder Committee for Dorset Innovation Park Ltd (Item 5)

Dorset Innovation Park Ltd Recruitment of Chair and Managing Director

To consider an exempt report of the Head of Growth and Regeneration.

 

The exempt report will be published to councillors in advance of the meeting.

Additional documents:

Decision:

1.    That the process undertaken by the Council for the recruitment of the posts of Chair and Managing Director within the Dorset Innovation Park Ltd company Board be noted and that the selection by the appointment panel of David Andre Happy for the position of Chair of the Dorset Innovation Park Ltd company Board be endorsed

2.    That delegation be given to the Cabinet Member Property & Assets and Economic Growth in consultation with members of the interview panel for the Managing Director roles, to confirm the appointment of the person as reported to the meeting, to the position of Managing Director of the Dorset Innovation Park Ltd

3.    That delegation be given to the Cabinet Member Property & Assets and Economic Growth, in consultation with members of the interview panel for the Non-Executive Director roles, to confirm appointments to the Non-Executive Director positions.

Minutes:

The shareholder committee received a report of the Head of Growth and Regeneration, which provided an overview of the recruitment process and appointment for the positions of Chair, Managing Director and Non-Executive Directors of Dorset Innovation Park Ltd.

 

It was proposed by S Clifford seconded by R Biggs

 

Decision

 

1.    That the process undertaken by the Council for the recruitment of the posts of Chair and Managing Director within the Dorset Innovation Park Ltd company Board be noted and that the selection by the appointment panel of David Andre Happy for the position of Chair of the Dorset Innovation Park Ltd company Board be endorsed

2.    That delegation be given to the Cabinet Member Property & Assets and Economic Growth in consultation with members of the interview panel for the Managing Director roles, to confirm the appointment of the person as reported to the meeting, to the position of Managing Director of the Dorset Innovation Park Ltd

It was proposed by S Clifford seconded by N Ireland

 

Decision

 

3.      That delegation be given to the Cabinet Member Property & Assets and Economic Growth, in consultation with members of the interview panel for the Non-Executive Director roles, to confirm appointments to the Non-Executive Director positions.