Category: Message from the Chair

The APMP Australia New Zealand (ANZ) Chapter is now calling for nominations to serve on the committee for 2021. Positions are generally for a one year term. Being on the committee provides networking and professional development opportunities and allows you to take an active role in advancing the proposal profession.

Preference will be given to nominees who have demonstrated active participation in APMP activities and will be an advocate for our association. As this is an important industry leadership role, volunteers will be expected to proactively contribute to committee activities and fulfil all required responsibilities.

About APMP ANZ

APMP promotes the professional growth of its members by advancing the arts, sciences, and technologies of winning business. APMP is the worldwide authority for professionals dedicated to the process of winning business through proposals, bids, tenders, and presentations. APMP is a non-profit membership organisation founded in August 1989. Today, the Association has 10,000 members and has grown to 28 active chapters worldwide.

The APMP ANZ Chapter was formed in 2008 and is dedicated to increasing recognition of the value of professional proposal development. The ANZ Chapter is for all proposal professionals in Australia and New Zealand, and also for those in the Asia Pacific region where no local APMP chapter currently exists. The chapter has grown to nearly 500 members and won the Stephen P. Shipley Chapter of the Year Award in 2020.

Committee portfolios and roles

Committee portfolios and roles are outlined below. Roles may change subject to the number of successful applicants. Time commitments range from around two hours per week to significant involvement in conferences and key programs.

Chapter Governance

• Chair and Vice-Chair: lead committee activities and implement strategy
• Secretary: coordinate committee activities including meetings
• Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer: manage the committee’s financial health

Membership Journey

• General Membership/Member Journey Lead: lead the overall membership activities
• Corporate Membership Lead: work to build corporate memberships
• Offshore Membership Lead: work to build offshore memberships

Member Connections

• Communications Lead: lead engagement with members
• Conference Chair: lead our conference with Conference Subcommittee Members
• Networking Lead: connect members through regular networking events

Professional Development

• Certification Manager: promote the APMP certification program
• Webinars: attracting high quality speakers, program and host webinar events
• Mentorship Program Lead: lead our mentorship program

Industry advocacy

• Awards Lead: lead awards program
• Training and Jobs Board Lead: lead trainer advocacy and jobs board activities
• Fundraising: seek fundraising opportunities to help finance Chapter activities

Nomination Process

Please provide the following information:

• Name
• APMP member number and expiry date
• Nomination of the role you could add the most value in and reasons for this. Please list any alternative roles you would also be interested in
• A brief professional profile of no more than 300 words, outlining how you would be an active contributor to the APMP community through the APMP ANZ committee

For more information or to submit a nomination, please email chair@apmpanz.org.

We are delighted to announce that our own APMP ANZ Vice Chair, Felix Becker has been nominated to serve on the APMP Board. The Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP®) confirmed that six members would be joining its Board of Directors effective January 1, 2020 and serving through December 31, 2021. 

The six new Board members are:

• Jody Alves, of the Nor’easters Chapter and IGT in Providence, Rhode Island, USA
• Felix Becker, CP APMP of the ANZ Chapter and SAP in Sydney, Australia
• Alison Coon, CF APMP of the Liberty Chapter and Guardian Life Insurance Company in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
• Patrick Gueth, CF APMP, of the DACH Chapter and DSV Panalpina A/S in Basel, Switzerland
• Blake Inkster, CP APMP, of the Maple Leaf Chapter and Goodmans LLP in Toronto, Canada
• Melissa Smith, CPP APMP of the UK Chapter and Harmonic LTD in London, England

“We can call ourselves a truly global association today,” said Ginny Carson CPP APMP, of Life Cycle Engineering and the Carolinas Chapter of the association. “Four of our six new Board members are from outside the United States, and five of our 15 Board members are global. One of our long-term strategies from our 2019 Strategic Plan is to expand internationally, and we are happy that members throughout the world take the opportunity to lead. This global representation on our board of directors will allow APMP to take an international perspective to all of our activities and decisions,” she said.

In all, 55 nominees submitted their ballot to the APMP Board Nominating Committee last month and were asked to provide an essay describing how they would help APMP International and the industry grow in the coming years.  Fifteen finalists were then selected for final voting by the Board of Directors based on the same criteria.  The top six candidates have been invited to fill the open spots on the APMP Board starting on January 1, 2020.  All have agreed to do so.

The six new members will join nine other Board members, including Mike Walsh, CF APMP, of Ernst & Young, who will serve as APMP Chair in 2020 and will lead APMP Board members.

“APMP’s Strategic Plan is in place, and there is a strong desire for APMP to maximize its global reach in the areas of new membership, best practices, conferences, and certification,” said Mr. Walsh.  “We have a clear mandate from our Board, and I look forward to leading APMP’s continued global expansion.”