What are paraplegia and quadriplegia? Paraplegia is the result of damage to the spinal cord and nerve roots, or severe injury to the nerve roots in the cauda equina (figure 1 and figure 2): in the strict sense, paraplegia means paralysis of the lower limbs, and is most commonly caused by spinal cord injuries.
Dumped Brumbies chairman Sean Hammond. The ACT Brumbies have voted for change following a record financial loss this year, ousting chairman Sean Hammond and replacing him with new board member Rob Kennedy.ennedy, of Canberra accountancy and consultancy firm Synergy, is one of four fresh faces on the Brumbies board after a dramatic night of change at the annual general meeting.
The Management Committee is the Bankâs permanent collegiate executive body. It has nine members. Under the authority of the President and the supervision of the Board of Directors, it oversees the day-to-day running of the EIB, prepares decisions for Directors and ensures that these are implemented. The President chairs the meetings of the Management Committee. The members of the Management Committee are responsible solely to the Bank; they are appointed by the Board of Governors, on a proposal from the Board of Directors, for a renewable period of six years. According to the Bankâs Statute, the President is also Chairman of the Board of Directors.