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Two serving Postmasters have been elected to the UK Post Office Board as Non-Executive Directors for the first time in the Post Office’s 360-year history.
Saf Ismail who operates six post offices (five in Lancashire – Blackpool Road, Bolton, Heywood, New Hall Lane, Plungington Road) and Farnworth, Greater Manchester; and Elliot Jacobs who operates seven post offices (five in London – Camden, Crouch End, East Finchley, Muswell Hill, Stoke Newington) and Hertford and Potters Bar in Hertfordshire received the most votes.
There were six candidates contesting the election and the electorate, made up of around 8,000 serving Postmasters and multiple partners, were asked to place two crosses on their ballot for the candidates they wanted to elect. The election process was run independently by Civica Elections Services.
Post Office names postmasters contesting election to join board Print
10th March 2021
The Post Office has unveiled the six serving postmasters contesting the first election to become a non-executive director on its board.
The move aims to ensure that the experience and interests of 8,000 postmasters are directly reflected in the decisions of the Post Office’s main board.
The postmasters contesting the first election are:
Lee Dearn, postmaster for Sydenham, Belfast, County Antrim.
Mukhtar Goraya, operates two post offices in New Eltham, London, and Rosherville, Kent.
Saf Ismail, operates five post offices in Lancashire – Blackpool Road, Bolton, Heywood, New Hall Lane, Plungington Road – and in Farnworth, Greater Manchester.