Annual general meeting

Notice is hereby given that the 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of IOSH will be held virtually on Tuesday 18 November 2025 at 13.00 (GMT).

The purpose of the AGM is to review and consider the Annual Report and confirm the Immediate Past President, President and President-Elect for the next year.

It is also to approve ordinary resolutions relating to the appointment of auditors and Vice-Presidents.

Agenda

A presentation from Chair of the Board of Trustees, Ruth Boumphrey and IOSH Chief Executive, Vanessa-Harwood Whitcher.

Items of business:

1. Review and consider the Annual Report 2024/25 (PDF 904KB).
2. Confirm Kelly Nicoll as Immediate Past President for the next year.
3. Confirm Richard Bate as President for the next year.
4. Confirm Dr Shaun Lundy as President-Elect for the next year.

Ordinary resolutions:

1. Appoint Crowe UK LLP of The Colmore Building, 20 Colmore Circus, Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6AT, as auditors for the next year.

2. Appointment of Vice-President: approve the appointment of Macauley Quinn for two years.

How do I vote?

All Corporate members are entitled* to vote. Corporate members are Chartered Members and Chartered Fellows or Retired Members and Retired Fellows (formerly Chartered Members and Chartered Fellows who have retired from health and safety practice and who are no longer undertaking CPD).

Corporate members will receive an email from Mi-Voice, on Monday 27 October, providing a link to the voting site.

The voting site provides access to further information and sets out the resolutions. Corporate members can appoint the Chair of the meeting as their proxy and indicate how they wish their vote to be cast at the AGM. Voting closes 24 hours before the AGM, at 13.00 (GMT) on Monday 17 November.

How do I attend?

Any member may attend the AGM.

In order to attend the virtual AGM, you must register in advance. Registrations will be accepted up to a maximum of 3,000 attendees. It is important that you only register if you are committed to attending.

The AGM is being conducted virtually and all proxy votes will have been submitted in advance of the meeting. Any member registering to attend and who wishes to ask a question relating to a resolution must submit that question at the time of registration and no later than Monday 10 November. Questions raised will be addressed during the meeting or published on the IOSH website after the event.

* No Corporate Member shall be entitled to attend or vote at a General Meeting while they are in default for a period of 60 days or more in respect of any financial liability to the Institution.