Fans set to be appointed to Hibs board TWO Hibs fans could be sitting on the Easter Road board within the next couple of months after the Edinburgh club received more than 40 nominations for the non-executive posts. Nominations closed on Friday, and the next stage in the process will see optional meeting dates set up with some of the club's serving non-execs, Bruce Langham, Amanda Jones, Brian Houston and Colin McNeill, to gain greater insight into the role, the time demands and the responsibilities. After that, those wishing to continue for public election will be invited to provide personal statements to give the wider support base more information on candidates they will vote for. It is expected that the two new non-executives will attend the first board meeting of 2015 in January. The move follows consultations led by Hibs chief executive Leeann Dempster who held three meetings with supporters in early September followed by a fans survey which showed an overwhelming desire for having representatives on the board with some 85 per cent responding positively. Dempster said: "We are very pleased with the level of interest shown. We can now let those interested in taking up the offer meet with existing non-executive directors informally so that they can find out all they want to know about what the role entails. Then we will move into the election phase. Individuals who nominated themselves will receive communication from the club in the coming days.