Alumni Advisory Council Elections

The elections are being administered on behalf of the School by the Electoral Reform Services, the UK’s leading independent provider of election services.

Only one candidate can be elected from any individual programme class year, and no programme can hold the majority of seats (more than 7 out of 15 in a full complement).

Voting took place from 30 May through 13 June via a dedicated online platform, which was accessed via a web link and access codes emailed to voters. Voting is now closed and the tabulation process is underway. Stay tuned for the election results announcement! 

Eligibility criteria for AAC Election participation

All Saïd Business School degree and diploma alumni who are actively registered as members of the OBA Network are welcome to stand for election and to vote. To be actively registered an alumnus/a must have activated an OBA website account and updated their contact details more recently than July 2012.

Alumni who have not yet done so, can click ‘Register in the top navigation bar and complete the form. Please note: it can take up to 6 days to receive an email confirming your registration, but for voting purposes, registration will be counted from the day you initiate the process.

After receiving the confirmation email, login to the OBA website with your OBA username and password and visit 'Update Your Details' to complete your profile and ensure your contact information is correct. We also request that you choose to publish your details in the OBA Directory (to make it easier for other to connect with you) by un-ticking the ‘Make Private’ boxes

Candidate nomination procedures 

Candidates standing for election have been self-nominated and seconded by one other Saïd Business School alumnus. Nominations were due by 5pm GMT (BST) on Friday 23 May, and needed to include:

  • A statement of up to 250 words on why they are a good candidate to represent the School’s body of alumni and what experience they will bring to the Council
  • A photo (requested) and a copy of the candidate's CV or link to their LinkedIn profile (optional)
  • An email from a fellow alumnus confirming that they support the candidate's nomination

While the Alumni Relations Office can verify that all candidates have met the application criteria, their election statements have been self-reported and not reviewed for accuracy of content, nor have they been edited.