Violet Twomey Nominated as Chairman of ILGU Board

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Waterford’s Violet Twomey has been nominated as the new Chairman of the Board of the Irish Ladies Golf Union (ILGU). Her election will be confirmed at the Annual General Meeting in January 2010 and her appointment is for a four-year term of office.
The Board of the ILGU have confirmed her nomination following the recommendations of the Nominations Committee.
Following an EGM held on the 20th September 2008 the membership of the Union agreed to become incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee which also included changes to the structure and governance of the organisation. As part of this restructuring, it was decided to introduce the independent position of Chairman of the Board, a role traditionally carried out by the President of the Union.
Prior to retirement, Violet was employed by Hibernian Insurance Co. Ltd. (now Hibernian Aviva) as Executive Head of Planning.
Violet is a member of Newland’s Golf Club in Dublin, where she has been an active member of the Ladies Committee, serving as Handicap Secretary, Vice Captain and subsequently Lady Captain in 2001, as well as Lady Vice President in 2002.
She first became involved with national golf administration in 2006 when she served on the Eastern District for three years and as Chairman of the Eastern District in her final year 2008.
Commenting on her appointment Violet stated “The ILGU is currently going through an exciting period of change and I am delighted to be involved in the management of this change and I look forward with great enthusiasm to the next four years.”
When complete, the board will consist of the President, five District Directors, five Nominated Directors and an independent Chairman. The President and five District Directors are in place and appointment of the Nominated Directors is being staggered over a three-year period to avoid wholesale changes to the board in any one year.