Nominet’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) is a yearly gathering of members to vote on resolutions, elect board members, and learn about our organisation’s activities.
2025 annual general meeting
Nominet’s AGM will take place on Wednesday 22nd October 2025.
2025 non-executive Director (NED) election
There are two candidates standing for the one available seat in this year’s non executive director election.
They are:
- Kieren McCarthy
- Rob Golding
The successful candidate will serve a three-year term.
Full candidate details and their election statements are available on the Member Hub.
Our ‘meet the candidates’ webinar will be on the 11th September. Members can register for the ‘meet the candidates’ webinar via the Member Hub.
2025 NED Election timeline
We have four-member elected directors on our board, each serving a three-year term. This year, members will be asked to nominate and elect one director. The below table provides an overview of key dates in this year’s NED election.
| Date | Event | Time & Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd June | Call for nominations | Nominations open at 12pm noon (BST) |
| 7th July | Nominations close | Nominations close at 12pm noon (BST) |
| 8th July | Candidate checks start | Four-week window to perform validation and checks on candidates. |
| 16th July | Board Meeting | Board approval of AGM resolutions. Board to confirm voting calculation date for communication to members via website and email. |
| 1st August | Membership renewal | Invoices issued. |
| 1st August | Candidate checks close | |
| w/c 5th August | Nominations Committee | Nominations Committee confirms candidates that have passed the screening process. |
| w/c 11th August | Announce Candidates | |
| 1st September | Voting rights | Confirmed date for voting rights calculation. |
| 11th September | Candidates live webinar | NED candidates Q&A webinar. A recording will be available on the Member Hub. |
| 26th September | Notice issued to members & voting opens | |
| 20th October | Proxy and NED voting closes | |
| 21st October | Election result confirmed | Election results verified and candidates contacted. Results announced to members (TBC). |
| 22nd October | AGM (Annual General Meeting) | Election results reconfirmed at AGM. |
Election Process
Candidate background checks
Candidates are required to participate in a security screening process carried out on our behalf by a third-party company. All directors of Nominet are required to do this, and it is consistent with Nominet’s role in operating critical national infrastructure.
The screening process will include: proof of identity; proof of address; qualification and employment checks and references; address history checks; criminal record checks; directorship checks; company record searches; or other checks required by Nominet.
Candidates announced
The Nominations Committee will review all the applications and confirm the candidates who are eligible to be put forward for inclusion in the ballot. The Nominations Committee reserves the right not to progress applications which are incomplete or where the applicant would be unable to perform their duties as a director.
Voting and results
An independent election management company, Lumi Global, conducts the elections as per our constitutional rules by secret ballot using the Single Transferable Voting (STV) system.
Weighted voting rights are applied to the board elections and resolutions, calculated as per our voting rights policy. See latest voting rights in the Member Hub. All votes will be cast electronically via a secure voting website operated by Lumi Global.
Election Queries
If you have a query related to the Nominet Non-Executive Director Election, please send it to the Company Secretary, in their role as the Elections Convener via elections@nominet.uk.
For information on previous AGMs and elections, please visit the Member Hub.