Etihad Atheeb shareholders to elect board members on Oct. 7

Etihad Atheeb Telecommunications Co. shareholders are set to elect the members of the board of directors for the upcoming three-year term starting Oct. 27, 2020, during the ordinary general assembly meeting (OGM) that will be held on Oct. 7, 2020.

Shareholders will also elect members of the audit committee for the same term and determine its implementing rules, the company said in a bourse statement.

The company will adopt electronic voting as of Oct. 5, 2020 on the agenda items of OGM.

The step follows the Capital Market Authority’s (CMA) directives enabling shareholders to participate and vote on related meeting agenda through Tadawulaty system in line with the government’s efforts to prevent spread of coronavirus.