05 November 2013
Greg Wall, Group CEO of Capricorn Society and Board Member of the BCCM, has been elected to the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) Board at the ICA General Assembly in Cape Town, South Africa.
Greg’s success marks the first time an Australian has been elected to the ICA Board and will ensure a greater voice for the Australian co-operative movement at an international level.
The ICA’s members took part in one of the highest-contested elections in recent times with 31 candidates standing for the board. Delegates from each of the four regions of the Alliance — Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe — were elected.
Read the full story and view the other elected Board members at news.coop.
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