New Board Members Elected

After the presentation of the company's audited accounts, the meeting moved on to the election of a replacement student director. There were candidates for the positon, Phil Chronican and Graham Bowers.

Phil Chronican, president of Otago University Students' Association in 1978, said that he had made a report on STB last year, and considered that he understands the workings of the company as much as anyone presently on the board.

Dave Perry from Canterbury University quoted Mr Judge's comments regarding "student politicians" and asked Phil if he thought these were applicable to him. "I would like to think I would be considered for my administrative abilities rather than my political beliefs," Phil replied.

Peter Beach asked Phil to what extent, as a student representative, he would feel bound to carry out a decision of an SGM in his workings on the board. "I would feel duty bound to follow it," Phil replied, "unless it conflicted with my legal responsibilities to the company." He had earlier mentioned the legal onus on the director of a company not to act against the interests of the company.

Graham Bowers, currently the accountant for the Auckland University Students' Association, was asked by Simon Wilson the same question Peter Beach had put to Phil Chronican and replied that he would feel bound by any decision of an SGM.

Board member Stephen Underwood asked Graham if he saw the possibility of any conflict between his position at Auckland University and the position of director. "Perhaps a personal conflict," Graham replied, "but no more than a board member who sits on two or three boards or is on the board and has a separate job."