Annual report Helpcode Italia - EN
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OUR STAKEHOLDERS
Members
Anyone (natural or legal person) may become a member of our association if they declare they
will abide by our Statute, Code of Ethics and internal rules.
In 2021, Helpcode relied on the help of 26 members.
The members, who met in the General Assembly, constitute Helpcode’s sovereign body. The
General Assembly has the following tasks:
• Determine the general direction of the association’s activities;
• Elect and, if necessary revoke, the members of the Board of Directors and the President;
• Appoint, in compliance with the provisions of law or further obligations, and revoke the
appointment of the Independent Auditor and/or the Statutory Auditor;
• Decide the responsibilities of the members of the association’s bodies and any action of
responsibility in their regard;
• Approve the rules concerning the work of the General Assembly, if any;
• Approve the draft and final version of the financial statement and, when required by law,
the year-end report;
• Approve and amend the Code of Ethics and the Internal Regulations;
• Decide any questions concerning the association, as per its Statute and its internal regulations,
or submitted for assessment by the Board of Directors;
• Ratify the decision to exclude a Member taken by the Board of Directors;
• Decide on amendments to the Statute, with a qualified majority of 2/3 (two thirds) of the
participating members at the first convocation or at the second convocation;
• Decide on the termination of the association and transfer of its assets, the transformation,
merger or split of the association, with 3/4 (three quarters) of the votes of the
members in favor;
• Any other tasks provided for by law, its articles of association, or its Statute.
The General Assembly was convened once in 2021 in which 15 members took part.
The Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is Helpcode’s governing body. It consists of 7 members, who are unpaid.
Directors do not hold any operational roles in the organization. They advise and monitor
the work of the Secretary General.
The Board of Directors holds office for three years. It may be re-elected, and on December
31, 2021, it consisted of:
• Giorgio Zagami, President
• Anna Maria Saiano, member
• Virginia Manzitti, member
• Matteo Cavalleroni, member up to January 2022
• Alessandro Cavo, member
• Gianalberto Righetti, member
• Andrea Bottino, member up to October 2021
The Board was first appointed in 2016. Theaverage age is 56; 28.5% of them are women. In
2021, the Board of Directors met 6 times, 86% of the members took part in the first 4 meetings
and 71% of them took part in the last two meetings held in December.
Matteo Cavalleroni has been Helpcode Secretary General since February 2022.
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