Call for Director nominees

The Calgary Chamber is seeking nominations for general election of three (3) Directors to take office for a three-year period commencing January 1, 2021.

As a member, you play an important role in setting the direction for the Calgary Chamber through your nomination of a member in good standing for the Chamber’s Board of Directors. The nominee which you put forward should be an individual who is part of your Chamber network and not part of your

organization.

The Calgary Chamber embraces inclusivity and diversification as key success factors for our board. It is our intent to always have a balanced and diverse Board of Directors, one that is representative of Calgary’s business community.

This year, the Board of Directors is looking for nominees to fulfill representation within the following strategic areas:

• Corporate Leadership (Large Organization) - Demonstrated breadth and depth of management and leadership experience, preferably in a senior leadership role in a large organization.
• Digital Technology - Understand technology and how it is utilized in creating value in business models, customer experiences and the internal capabilities that support the Chamber’s core operations.
• Government Relations & Public Policy - Understands the nuances of government relations and public affairs. Specifically, as it relates the balancing the interest of the Calgary Chamber members and fostering critical relationships with the government, governmental regulators and bureaucrats.
• Strategic Marketing - Understands what a brand is and how to leverage that as it relates to a purpose driven organization. Has worked extensively with brands and translated that into dynamic and successful marketing content campaigns that have an inbound and outbound strategy.
• Tech Innovator - Someone who can look futuristically at new technology trends, innovations inside and outside the industry, is a creative thinker, and can also review systems and platforms and advise of where to streamline, reduce waste, and build robust systems that are secure and compliant to all data protection and cyber security guidelines.
• Futurist for Business Development - Someone who can systematically explore predictions and possibilities about the future of business, someone who can add value to not only the Chamber’s strategic 5 year plan but can also provide insight as to how to bring these assets to members to help them with their business.

Further, the elected Chamber Director(s) must have the following assets and experience:

• Purpose driven strategic perspective
• Senior executive leadership experience
• Commitment and passion to the Calgary Chamber
• Board Governance and
• Financial Literacy

Nominations will close at 4:00 pm, October 16, 2020.
After this time, no further nominations will be accepted.

For more information and details on nomination criteria, please consult the documents below:

• Governance and leadership expertise for 2020 Calgary Chamber Board
• Calgary Chamber Board of Directors Nominee Consent and Questionnaire Form

Please note, members cannot self-nominate. A member must nominate another member in good standing.

To submit your nomination(s) please download, complete and submit the nomination form (PDF).