The Search for the Next AFL CEO

[Demonland 73,266]

 

[Redleg 41,745]

3 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

Of course a USA company would have more knowledge of the game and its needs and the local candidates.

Then again an Australian Company was paid to come up with Gill, Cook and Gale last time. Everyone knew Gill was past the post. What a waste of more footy money.

Edited May 31, 2022 by Redleg

[rjay 25,202]

1 minute ago, Redleg said:

Of course a USA company would have more knowledge of the game and its needs and the local candidates.

Companies from the USA know everything 'Red', the amazing thing is they will still pick someone currently working at head office for the role.

Who would have seen that coming.

With a bit of luck I will be wrong but it's been a closed shop for a while now.

[george_on_the_outer 7,822]

4 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Of course a USA company would have more knowledge of the game and its needs and the local candidates.

Then again an Australian Company was paid to come up with Gill, Cook and Gale last time. Everyone knew Gill was past the post. What a waste of more footy money.

Smelling a W.A. bias in this:

"While Spencer Stuart doesn’t usually specialise in sports recruiting, it has a relationship with AFL chairman Richard Goyder, who used it to appoint Meg O’Neill as the CEO of Woodside Energy last year. Goyder is also the chairman of Woodside; Australia’s largest independent oil and gas company."

....Great! they are going out with a company to search when it isn't their expertise.  By the way, Woodside is a major sponsor of Fremantle. 

 

[The heart beats true 18,178]

‘After an exhaustive search where we flew to 8 different countries, on 4 private jets, and stayed at some of the finest St Regis hotels across the globe, we made the the very considered decision to employ one of the guys who happened to be in the room when we were briefed.’

[dl4e 5,851]

I simply do not get this.

Maybe it would be better to go around shopping in Smith St for a replacement.

[Redleg 41,745]

39 minutes ago, george_on_the_outer said:

Smelling a W.A. bias in this:

"While Spencer Stuart doesn’t usually specialise in sports recruiting, it has a relationship with AFL chairman Richard Goyder, who used it to appoint Meg O’Neill as the CEO of Woodside Energy last year. Goyder is also the chairman of Woodside; Australia’s largest independent oil and gas company."

....Great! they are going out with a company to search when it isn't their expertise.  By the way, Woodside is a major sponsor of Fremantle. 

 

Wow Peter Bell is our new AFL CEO.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,950]

38 minutes ago, george_on_the_outer said:

Smelling a W.A. bias in this:

"While Spencer Stuart doesn’t usually specialise in sports recruiting, it has a relationship with AFL chairman Richard Goyder, who used it to appoint Meg O’Neill as the CEO of Woodside Energy last year. Goyder is also the chairman of Woodside; Australia’s largest independent oil and gas company."

....Great! they are going out with a company to search when it isn't their expertise.  By the way, Woodside is a major sponsor of Fremantle. 

 

I can see what happened here. Clearly someone at the AFL confused the company name with Stuart Spencer and then remembered that Stuart Spencer was inducted into the Tasmanian Hall of Fame. Given the new CEO will have to make significant decisions about Tasmania, it seemed like an obvious choice. 

[Sir Why You Little 37,241]

How many cocktails will be consumed in First Class….?

[Demon17 5,211]

59 minutes ago, rjay said:

Companies from the USA know everything 'Red', the amazing thing is they will still pick someone currently working at head office for the role.

Who would have seen that coming.

With a bit of luck I will be wrong but it's been a closed shop for a while now.

Of course. Classic Board Chair captains pick and begs the question about relevancy of other Directors. They found a ceo for Woodside but no experience in sport like many others more qualified. 

No tender for a fee possibly in 100's of tbousands. At 33% of year 1 salary. Next he'll lecture us on good governance of clubs.

Says something about Richard Goyder and ( Possibly ) poor inputs by others around the table IMO

[In Harmes Way 7,826]

2 hours ago, george_on_the_outer said:

Smelling a W.A. bias in this:

"While Spencer Stuart doesn’t usually specialise in sports recruiting, it has a relationship with AFL chairman Richard Goyder, who used it to appoint Meg O’Neill as the CEO of Woodside Energy last year. Goyder is also the chairman of Woodside; Australia’s largest independent oil and gas company."

....Great! they are going out with a company to search when it isn't their expertise.  By the way, Woodside is a major sponsor of Fremantle. 

 

And prior to Meg O'Neill being promoted to CEO of Woodside, she was Vice President of Development for Woodside. Hardly a screaming endorsement for going to a recruitment organisation "looking for an external appointment"

[Roger Mellie 4,148]

"AFL Appoints US company...."

How utterly pathetic

[Mazer Rackham 14,971]

5 hours ago, The heart beats true said:

‘After an exhaustive search where we flew to 8 different countries, on 4 private jets, and stayed at some of the finest St Regis hotels across the globe, we made the the very considered decision to employ one of the guys who happened to be in the room when we were briefed.’

"I love the smell of psychometric tests in the morning .......... some day this headhunt is going to end."