WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/GC/W/488
31 January 2003
(03-0660)
General Council
10-11 February 2003
WTO PENSION PLAN
ELECTION OF AN ALTERNATE TO THE MANAGEMENT BOARD
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, each for a term of office of three years.
2. The Management Board is currently composed of the following persons elected by the
General Council:
Chairman: 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. Mark Linscott (United States)
Mr. Jean-Marc Mignon (France)
Mr. Xiaodong Wang (China)
Ms Lai-Peng Yap (Malaysia)
3. I have been informed that Mr. Linscott is no longer available to serve as an alternate 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.  As communicated to all delegations in
a fax sent on my behalf by Deputy Director-General Mr. Abbott on 16 January, I will propose theelection of Ms. Rachel Schub (United States) at the General Council meeting on 10-11 February to
hold office as an alternate on the Management Board for the remainder of the current three-year term
expiring on 7 July 2005.
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