End of an Era (for me at least!)

After much deliberation - or should I say dithering - I decided to hang up my boots and step down from the board of the BECC after 9 years.

In fact I'd already decided at the beginning of the year ago that after the BECC AGM I would not seek re-election as chairman. This original decision led the BECC board to conclude that some space should be created to allow some new blood and more potential leaders to join.

Let's face it, sometimes people spend far too long at the helm and there are plenty of examples of that! So, when I saw some great candidates coming forward for election to the board I decided to go one step further and join Märt Hammer and Paul Taylor's exodus.

Now that I've done it and despite some mixed feelings, I think it's entirely logical for a long standing chairman, especially a busybody like me, to get off board and let his replacement get on with the job without impediment.