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Paul H. Douglas, director of the General Conference Auditing Service (GCAS) since 2007, was voted treasurer/chief financial officer-elect of the Seventh-day Adventist Church on April 14, 2021. Members of the General Conference Executive Committee (GC EXCOM) voted on the Nominating Committee recommendation and elected Douglas.
“I am honored but, more so, humbled by the decision of this body and the leading of the Lord today,” Douglas told the hundreds of GC EXCOM members from around the world, who met virtually this year for the Spring Meeting, one of the two annual business meetings of the denomination. “I am not worthy, but I am willing,” he emphasized, minutes after leaders shared the results of the vote (204 to 10, or 95.3 percent, in favor of the motion).
Spring Meeting Opens with Treasurer’s Retirement Plus Proposal for Special GC Session
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April 14, 2021
General Conference Treasurer Juan Prestol-Puesán announced his retirement plans to the Executive Committee at the (Zoomed) Spring Meeting April 13. He will step down at the end of July 2021. Added to the recent announcement by General Conference Secretary G. T. Ng of his retirement, this further change in the three top officers of the church, will keep the Nominating Committee very busy on Wednesday morning when its deliberations are set to begin at 5 a.m. (Eastern time).
This personnel news topped the 2020 financial report of a break-even year for the General Conference with tithe holding steady, while offerings were down approximately 20%. Expenses were cut by the elimination of travel, some personnel and program cuts, allowing the General Conference to end the unpredictable year of 2020 in the black, delegates were told.
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Adventist Risk Management, Inc. Names Interim President
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April 10, 2021
Adventist Risk Management, Inc. (ARM) announced on April 1, 2021, the appointment of Karnik Doukmetzian as interim president for both ARM and Gencon Insurance Company of Vermont (GICV). The appointment by the ARM board of directors came after president and CEO Tim Northrop submitted his resignation effective immediately. The announcement was made to the ARM staff by Juan Prestol-Puesán, chair of the board. Doukmetzian previously worked for ARM for 12 years, including 3 years as claims counsel and 9 years as vice president for Underwriting, Claims, and Legal Services. While serving as interim president, Doukmetzian will also continue in his current role as general counsel for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
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Adventist Risk Management, Inc. (ARM) announced the appointment of Karnik Doukmetzian as interim president for both ARM and Gencon Insurance Company of Vermont (GICV) on April 1, 2021. The appointment by the Board of Directors came after president and CEO Tim Northrop submitted his resignation, effective immediately. The announcement was made to the ARM staff by Juan Prestol-Puesán, chair of the board.
Doukmetzian previously worked for ARM for 12 years, including three years as claims counsel and nine years as vice-president for Underwriting, Claims, and Legal Services. While serving as interim president, Doukmetzian will also continue in his current role as General Counsel for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.