Co-operative Press Ltd
Board elections 2026: Call for Nominations
Nominations are invited for candidates to serve on the board of directors of the
Co-operative Press Ltd until the close of the 2029 AGM in the following categories:
- One director representing organisational members of Co-operative Press registered in the United Kingdom with an annual turnover in excess of £100m and excluding the Co-operative Group Limited, Co-operatives UK Ltd and Our Coop Ltd.
- One director representing organisational members of Co-operative Press registered in the United Kingdom with an annual turnover up to £100m.
- One director representing organisational members of Co-operative Press registered outside of the United Kingdom.
- One director representing individual members.
Form of nomination: Nominations must include the name, address, telephone number and email address of the candidate together with up to 200 words outlining their skills and experience.
For individual members: Please send your nomination to the Society Secretary by email ([email protected]) to be received no later than 5pm on Monday 23rd November. Please either indicate another Member who is willing to second your nomination, or attend the Members’ Meeting on the evening of 23d November to ask for a seconder from the floor.
For organisation members: The secretary of the nominating Member should send the nomination to the
Co-op Press Society Secretary by email ([email protected]) to be received no later than 5pm on Monday 30th November.
Skills and experience: The society would particularly welcome board nominees with the following areas of knowledge or expertise:
HR,
Finance for small co-ops,
Journalism,
Social media,
Developing small media co-operatives,
Leading the development of strategy for small organisations,
Knowledge of the international co-operative movement,
Knowledge of the breadth of UK based co-operatives.
Time commitment: The board typically meets four times a year on a Friday afternoon online, plus an in-person meeting each December. There is also an all-day in-person strategy workshop held in alternate years and optional sub-committees and working groups that meet online at mutually beneficial times for up to an hour at a time.
Fees and expenses: There is a board fee of £500 per year and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses are paid.
Richard Bickle, society secretary
[email protected]
