WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/GC/W/496
5 May 2003
(03-2418)
General Council
15-16 May 2003
WTO PENSION PLAN MANAGEMENT BOARD
ELECTION OF A CHAIRMAN, MEMBER AND ALTERNATE
Proposal by the Chairman of the General Council
1. Article 4 of the Regulations of the WTO Pension Plan (WT/L/282) provides for a
Management Board comprising, inter alia , a Chairman, four members and four alternates elected by
the General Council.
2. At its meetings in July 2002 and February 2003, the General Council elected the following
representatives to serve on the Management Board:
Chairperson: Ambassador Mary Whelan (Ireland)
Members: Mr. Andrew Johnston (United Kingdom)
Mr. Iba Mar Oulare (Senegal)Ms Andréa Saldaña de Gama Watson (Brazil)
Mr. Terry Collins-Williams (Canada)
Alternates: Mr. Jean-Marc Mignon (France)
Mr. Xiaodong Wang (China)
Ms Lai-Peng Yap (Malaysia)
Ms. Rachel Schub (United States)
3. I have been informed that Ambassador Whelan, Ms Andréa Saldaña de Gama Watson and
Mr. Xiaodong Wang are no longer available to serve as Chairperson, member and alternate,
respectively, on the Management Board.  It is therefore necessary for the General Council to take a
decision on the reconstitution of its representation on the Management Board.  I would like to informMembers that the following representatives have kindly agreed to have their names put forward for
election to the posts of Chair, member and alternate respectively:
Chairman: Ambassador Stefán Jóhannesson (Iceland), for a period of one year
Member: Mr. Thomas Chan (Hong Kong, China)
Alternate: Mr. Mathias Francke (Chile)
4. I would invite Members to submit any comments they might have regarding the proposed
nominations to me by close-of-business on Tuesday, 13 May.  It is my intention to propose the above
names for election to the Management Board at the General Council meeting on 15-16 May.
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