PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Business Leaders to Spearhead Trade Priorities in the
Region
· EABC to Appoint New Board
of Directors.
Arusha, Tanzania: June 8th
, 2017 : The East African
Business Council shall hold the 18th EABC Annual General Meeting on Friday 16th
June, 2017, at the Serena Hotel, in Kampala, Uganda; to elect the Chair, Vice-Chairs and Members of
the EABC Executive Committee who will strategically guide EABCs’ mandate for
the period of one year starting June 2017 to May 2018.
The AGM is the supreme policy making organ of
the East African Business Council (EABC). The AGM meets once a year to elect
the Executive Committee headed by the Chairperson and to give overall direction
to the Secretariat in line with the Strategic Plan and interests of the
business community in East Africa.
“In accordance to the rotational principal, the
newly appointed chair is expected to come from Uganda” said Ms. Lilian Awinja
EABC, Executive Director.
EABC Board of Directors consists of 22 members
headed by a Chairperson, elected from the 5 Partner States in particular
Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda on an annual rotational basis. Out
of the 22 members 4 are Vice Chairs from each of the States not holding the
Chair hence the vice chairs will come from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania.
Overall, each country nominates 4 Members to the Executive Committee plus the
Past Chair and the Executive Director (who is also the Secretary to the Board)
are the other 2 members.
“As EABC marks the 20th year, the new board
of directors will play a critical role in spearheading advocacy on regional
trade issues on behalf of the Private Sector in East Africa” said Ms. Lilian
Awinja EABC, Executive Director.
Alongside
the AGM the board of directors will pay a Courtesy visit to HE. Yoweri Kaguta
Museveni, President of Uganda & Chairperson of the EAC Heads of State
Summit.
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Notes
to Editors
The East African Business Council (EABC) is the apex body of
business associations of the Private Sector and Corporates from the 5 East
African Countries. It was established in 1997 to foster the interests of the
Private Sector in the integration process of the East African Community. At
national level, EABC activities are coordinated through the EABC National Focal
Points, who are also the national private sector umbrella bodies. These are:
Federal Chamber of Commerce and Industries Burundi (FCCIB), Kenya Private
Sector Alliance (KEPSA), Rwanda Private Sector Federation, Tanzania Private
Sector Foundation (TPSF) and Private Sector Foundation Uganda.
For
more information please contact:
Ms. Lilian Awinja – Chief Executive Officer
The East African Business Council (EABC) - The Voice of Private Sector in East Africa
P.
O. Box 2617 | Plot No. 01 | Olorien House | Perfect Printers Street |
Arusha | Tanzania
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