I was hardly done with the cleaning up when I landed another big project, in the form of the Annual General Meeting. This event was spectacular as it was the first Annual General Meeting since the company got public listed last year, so, knowing the high standards of our Executive Chairman, everything must be perfect.
Needless to say, the onus went to the Legal and Secretariat departments as joint organisers. The week saw us busy preparing labels for helpers, scrutineers (our Auditors and Share Registrars), ushers and the members of the chair. I also had to get the Annual Reports sent out to the various parties, calling up shareholders to confirm their attendance and photocopying and binding the speech by the Chairman to address the shareholders.
The event was held today at one of the five-star and oldest hotels. All of us were dressed to the nines, considering that we had to step into such a high-class place. Yet we saw some shareholders coming dressed like they were going to play some sports. Does the venue already not indicate the dress code?! Afterall, one does not step into a high class hotel dressed so casually!
Luckily everything went like clockwork. Nobody asked any questions, so the whole thing, including the Extraordinary General Meeting, was completed in just an hour or so. People mingled around during the tea session, which probably explained why some of my friends said that a lot of people go for Annual General Meetings just for the food than to really find out what is going on in the company.
Overall it was a success! Since it was a success this time, the next one has to be even better, as it had to outshine the first attempt. But that will be a long while yet. Meanwhile, I will breathe a sigh of relief that it is finally over .... and I can then get back to the leftover cleaning up.
Needless to say, the onus went to the Legal and Secretariat departments as joint organisers. The week saw us busy preparing labels for helpers, scrutineers (our Auditors and Share Registrars), ushers and the members of the chair. I also had to get the Annual Reports sent out to the various parties, calling up shareholders to confirm their attendance and photocopying and binding the speech by the Chairman to address the shareholders.
The event was held today at one of the five-star and oldest hotels. All of us were dressed to the nines, considering that we had to step into such a high-class place. Yet we saw some shareholders coming dressed like they were going to play some sports. Does the venue already not indicate the dress code?! Afterall, one does not step into a high class hotel dressed so casually!
Luckily everything went like clockwork. Nobody asked any questions, so the whole thing, including the Extraordinary General Meeting, was completed in just an hour or so. People mingled around during the tea session, which probably explained why some of my friends said that a lot of people go for Annual General Meetings just for the food than to really find out what is going on in the company.
Overall it was a success! Since it was a success this time, the next one has to be even better, as it had to outshine the first attempt. But that will be a long while yet. Meanwhile, I will breathe a sigh of relief that it is finally over .... and I can then get back to the leftover cleaning up.
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