PIAA board votes on executive roles

The Printing Industries Association of Australia (PIAA) board have cast their vote to decide who will take the four executive roles of president, vice president, treasurer and honorary secretary for the association in 2017.

The ballot supervised by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) saw all current executives reinstated in their positions with Kieran May staying on as president, Matt Aitken as vice president, Peter Lane as honorary secretary and Chris Segaert remaining treasurer.  

New board members Ron Patterson (VIC) and Peter Clarke (TAS), who joined the PIAA on January 1, voted with incumbent board members Walter Kuhn (QLD), Matt Aitken (NSW), Peter Lane (SA), Graham Jamieson (WA), and Kieran May (ACT) to reach the decision.

May says the results of the board-only ballot reflects the hard work all executives put in during 2016 and the board’s desire for stability. 

“Because of changes to the board and the board leadership during the past 12 months there was consensus amongst the current board that a further period of stability is required,” he says.

“The executive returns unchanged and it is business as usual in the background of the association until the next board meeting in March.”

May says the issue at the top of the agenda for the next meeting is industry consolidation, as seen with the recent acquisition of Franklin Web by IVE Group and the impending merger between print giants PMP and IPMG.

“I think the major challenge the board will face in 2017 is the continued transformation of the print industry, evidenced by the mergers and takeovers at the top end of town at the moment, right through to the bottom end of the market with business owners wanting to retire and sell,” he explains.

“This is a challenge and as an organisation the PIAA is in the same boat, we need to continue to adapt the association to meet member’s needs.” 

The ballot to decide the new executive took place on December 16, with the PIAA waiting until after the holiday break to release the results.

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