Tm Forum

“As of march 31, 2023 tm forum had 791 members. Of this 464 were corporate members, 209 were affiliate members and 118 were subsidiary members.”

“Appointment of directors shall be made every 2 years. A slate of which shall be presented to the board for approval and then ratified, in its entirety, by a vote of voting members at the annual meeting of members (amom). The appointments and governance committee shall ensure each slate is selected to reflect appropriate board representation of tm forum's membership from both a commercial, diversity and inclusion, and geographic perspective.”

“Corporate members in good standing have voting rights in certain situations for decisions of the governing body. These are listed as per the tm forum bylaws in section 8.5: the appointments and governance committee shall: (i) review proposed appointments to the board, committees, and officers; (ii) monitor and evaluate the performance of the board chair, tm forum president/ceo and the slt, trustees, and the committees; (iii) review and maintain the whistleblower, conflict of interest, and other forum policies; (iv) investigate any issues concerning duty of care, conflict of interest, bribery, corruption, whistleblower complaints, and any alleged violations of the ipr policy or antitrust guidelines, involving other trustees as required; (v) develop a balanced slate, representative of the membership; (vi) oversee trustee elections; and (vii) undertake any such matters set forth in these bylaws or as required by law. Any additional duties may be set forth in a committee charter or delegated by the board.”

“A draft copy is reviewed by the cfo and controller. After review the copy is signed by the cfo and submitted.”

“Tm forum has included guidance for the matter of conflict of interest in both the organization's bylaws and operating guide. Tm forum's bylaws state, 'trustees, designees, and officers shall disclose any conflict of interest annually as prescribed in the forum's conflict of interest policy; such individuals have a duty to update and disclose any new conflicts prior to every meeting or as they arise. No trustee may participate in board discussions or vote on matters where that trustee has a conflict of interest. The affected trustee must announce the conflict and recuse themselves from that portion of the meeting.' furthermore, on an annual basis, all tm forum board members and staff must complete a conflict of interest form.”

“Tm forum's appointments and governance committee charter state the following, 1) lead the process for appointments to the board and board committees and to recommend all new appointments to the board, board committees and officer roles. 2) monitor and evaluate the performance and effectiveness of the board, the board chair, and board committees and the contribution of each trustee or designee and their sponsoring company. 3) review regularly the structure, size and composition of the board and board committees (including its own) and the balance of skills, knowledge and experience on the board and board committees; make recommendations to the board or, where appropriate, the relevant committee with regard to any adjustments that are deemed necessary. 4) on behalf of the board, approve appointments to the senior leadership team as proposed by the president/ceo and approve the remuneration or honoraria and contractual terms for such appointments.”

“The organization's bylaws and all public facing policies are available on the organizations website (www.tmforum.org) and are accessible to all members.”