Mark, you didnt answer my questions, which were genuine.
How transparent should this process be?
Would you be satisfied with an ad? Because that is no guarantee of a good or even transparent process. It could well be just ticking a box.
Should they name every person interviewed?
Tell me.
How Transparent, well that is a question for each individual that voted in the past elections, but from my point of view what does open and transparent mean in terms of a CEO search.
Firstly it means advertising the position, not just the fact that there would be an ad in say The Australian, the AFR and maybe on our website, but that it would have a list of desirable features that our club was looking for in terms of a CEO. This would communicate to the membership and the greater public what our club holds in high regard and would offer some idea of a direction going forward.
I have no problem with our board or some people close to the club recommending people apply for the job, but in the interests of casting the net as wide as possible, and to dispel any though or impropriety there must be an ability for people without the contacts with the board or other high ranking Eels insiders to see if their experience is that our club find desirable and apply for the role.
Then I would think to be more transparent we get to the stage where a short list is drawn up like it has been now and key candidates, those highly thought of and representative of these group are muted. Maybe the short list is published maybe it is not.
From there I would expect the process to be internalized with phone and then actual interviews filtering down he candidates, but I don't think announcements need to be made on each of those or a reason why a certain candidate was not picked, I am sure the candidates could ask such questions of those interviewing them and that be kept private.
On the possibility of Mr Osbourne being our CEO, if he is the best person for the job, then I am more than happy with that. He has a great public image especially after the Hope Rwanda special on Fox Sports News, and appears to have a great deal of experience in politics and of course league, all of which could be exceptionally beneficial to a club like ours looking to rebuild a tarnished image and brand, and then commercialize it.
