New Finance Manager appointment
Lynsey Inglis has been appointed as the Society’s Finance Manager.
A qualified Chartered Accountant, Lynsey graduated from Leeds Metropolitan University with an honours degree in Finance and joined us in July 2012 from our Internal Auditors. She has worked closely with Jon Cox, our previous Finance Manager, in the lead up to his retirement and is now responsible for all financial matters.
We are delighted to have Lynsey join the team and feel confident that she will make a significant contribution to the Society.
Joe McGilvray
It is with great sadness that we report that Joe McGilvray passed away on 25th May 2013.
Joe, who was only 54, had served on the Committee since 1988 and was an avid supporter of the Society and its values. He had been our Depot Introducer at Glasgow for many years and only recently had taken on the role at Yoker. He was a stalwart within ASLEF, having served at national level on the Executive Committee from 2001 to 2004.
It was planned that Joe would be appointed as Chairman of the Society following the Annual General Meeting in June and he was looking forward to this new challenge.
Joe’s debating skills will be greatly missed, as will his dry sense of humour. This is a tragic loss to his family and friends and is a great loss to the Society.
New Management Committee member
Lee Davies was co-opted onto the Management Committee on 22nd April 2013. Lee is a driver with Cross Country operating out of Newcastle. Qualified to the Chartered Insurance Institute FPC 1 level, he has also served as a school governor.
Lee’s association with the Society stretches back to May 1994 when he was first appointed as Depot Introducer at Tyne Yard.
In accordance with the Society’s Rules, Lee will be put forward for election by the members at the Annual General Meeting to be held in June 2013.
2013 Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting is to be held at 1:00pm on Monday 24th June 2013 at Jurys Inn, Broad Street, Birmingham. Follow this link to view and download the Notice of the Meeting and the Agenda.
If you wish to vote on the resolutions click on this link to download a Proxy Form for you to fill out and send in to us.
2012 Annual Report and Financial Statements
The 2012 annual accounts are now available. Click on this link to view and download the file.
Area Representative for the South-east.
Bob Stevens has re-joined us as Area Representative for the South-east. Bob operates out of Gravesend and will be known to many of you in that region. We are delighted that he has been able to come back on board.
Glasgow and Wimbledon appointments
Scotrail Driver, James Young, has joined us as Depot Introducer at Glasgow Queen Street.
Our new Depot Introducer at Wimbledon is Matthew Bentley. Matt is a Signalman with Network Rail.
Depot Introducer appointment
Gary Chester is our new Depot Introducer at Scunthorpe. Gary is a Chargeman with DB Schenker.
2012 Annual General Meeting update
The Annual General Meeting of the members held on 18th June 2012 produced the following results:
- The Annual Accounts, Report of the Management Committee and the Report of the Auditors for the financial year ended 31st December 2011 were received,
- All members of the Management Committee standing for re-election were voted in,
- Baker Tilly UK Audit LLP were re-appointed as the Society’s Auditors for the coming year,
- The Remuneration Report for the year ended 31st December 2011 was approved.
New Depot Introducers appointed
We have been successful in recruiting new Depot Introducers to represent the Society at a number of locations.
At Birmingham International we have been joined by Mark Mitchell, a Revenue Protection Inspector with Virgin Trains.
Regan Waine, a driver with Northern Rail, is the new Introducer at Newton Heath.
The vacancy we had at Rugby has been filled by Andrew Collins who is a driver with Colas Rail.
