Revamp of AMI board sees five members depart leaving just one elected member

February 19, 2016 10:57

Lee Tonitto

The revamp of the board of the Australian Marketing Institute has left the organisation with just one representative elected by the membership, just one year after it pledged to inject fresh ideas by having member-elected directors.

The announcement this week of the expansion of the AMI board from six to seven members comes after the association saw five elected members leave the board since they were elected 18- months ago.

AMI CEO Lee Tonitto said there was nothing unusual in the almost complete change of the make-up of the board and that the new appointments came after the AMI had conducted a skills audit of its make-up.

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Simon Canning

Simon Canning was Mumbrella's marketing and advertising editor from 2015-2017. In a career spanning journalism and communications over more than 30 years Simon has become one of Australia’s most respected analysts and commentators on the advertising, marketing and media industries. A regular commentator on radio and TV, Simon has also worked in media in the US and UK .

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Really? 19 Feb 16

From the ASIC records it looks as though there might be more to the story. 484 forms (cessation/change company officeholders/members) were filed last in June and November, so it seems unlikely many served the 18 month period the AMI claims

https://connectonline.asic.gov.au/RegistrySearch/faces/landing/panelSearch.jspx?searchType=OrgAndBusNm&searchText=000026586&_adf.ctrl-state=aq8tsi1e0_4

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