nasscom | Executive Council Elections 2023-25

Nasscom Executive Council Elections 2023-25

The Executive Council Elections are held once every two years and the next Executive Council will take over in April 2023. Nasscom today represents over 3000+ plus members with over 60% voting members and it’s a unique opportunity for members to contest the elections and contribute to the growth of the industry.

As per the Constitution of the Executive Council, the election is being held for 20 Elected Seats - 18 Seats in the General and Open Category and 2 for SME Seats

Guide to nasscom Executive Council Election

Nasscom Executive Council

The Executive Council represents our diverse membership and plays a key role to determine and oversee the strategies and priorities for nasscom and the technology industry. The Executive Council is often described as a Coalition of Competitors that are collectively shaping the future directions for the industry.

Executive Council Role

The Executive Council is the governing body for nasscom and plays a key role to ensure:

Nasscom and its members build a successful and sustainable tech product and services industry.
Promote the industry globally in key markets and evangelize market creation in emerging segments.
Proactive policy advocacy with government to enable the industry growth and contribution to the country.
Advocacy on ethical conduct of business by the members.
Maintain the high image of nasscom and the industry.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS :

As the governing body for the association, Executive Council members are expected to contribute in the strategic management of nasscom and support proactive governance.
5 meetings are held in a year as per a published schedule and members are expected to attend all meetings and a minimum of 3 meetings.
Members are expected to give time and get involved / lead a key activity for nasscom. The member will need to budget his / her time for the association activities.
Members will also leverage their network to further the industry and nasscom agenda for thought leadership and collaboration.
Members are expected to adhere to the Code of Conduct outlined by nasscom.

Eligibility Criteria

Only Regular Members of nasscom are eligible to contest and vote for the Executive Council elections.
SME Seat is applicable to companies having headquartered in India and having a revenue below Rs 250 crores including its subsidiaries or group companies as of March 2022.
The leader being nominated for election should be the company head or in exceptional circumstances, the next in line decision maker.
The nominated leader should have maintained the highest level of integrity, played a key role in shaping the business and also engaged in the community.
A member from whom amount is due to the Association on any account whatsoever up to the last date of filing nomination, shall not be eligible to contest in the election. For members to be eligible to vote, the payment if any due will need to be received before the member can cast their vote and before the last date of voting.

Nomination Process

Identify the decision maker in your company who is willing to commit time and provide strategic insights for the industry. Each eligible member can only submit one nomination for the Executive Council.
Click Here and log-in using your membership id and the OTP that you would receive on your registered mobile no. and the email id.
Choose the category wherein your company would like to contest ‘General or Open seats’ or for the SME seats. Please note the applicability criterion for SMEs is companies that are headquartered in India and having turnover below Rs 250 crores including a revenue from subsidiaries or group companies
Please add well written brief bios and company profile that talk of some unique achievements.
- Brief bio (Maximum 150 words)
- Upload a Picture (Maximum size 5 mb - format JPEG, JPG, PNG)
- Company Profile (Maximum 150 words)
- Statement of intent (max. 150 words): This should provide an outline of some key ideas that the member would like to take forward if elected to the Executive Council.

Election Results

The election will be held under the supervision of an independent audit firm who will have secured access to the e-election portal. After the close of voting on 23 March 2023, the appointed auditor will collate the data and announce the final results.

The first 18 contestants that get the maximum votes will be elected in the General and Open category and the top 2 contestants with maximum votes will be elected in the SME category.