Collingwood's Relationship with Life NRG

CarringbushCigar · Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Location: wherever I lay my beanie

Is this worth questioning at or before the AGM?

On 1 February Samantha Lane wrote in the Age ( http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/collingwood-recruit-christine-holgate-one-of-australias-leading-ceos-20160201-gmj0dy.html ):

yin-YANG · Joined: 03 Oct 2011

Yes it is absolutely worth raising... it is ridiculous that the wife of the Collingwood CEO - Gary Pert - has been given a consulting and hiring role at the club.

Who is she accountable to? Gary Pert - Gary's staff...? Who was involved with her contract details and KPI's? surely not the Board - I would expect the Collingwood Board of Directors to be looking at bigger picture issues than the contract terms for an employee of the club! Although they should have been involved in the conflict of interest issues this example presents!

Note:- I will also add the workshops encouraging 'unfiltered views' seem a little filtered to me.

The people (both men and women) I see as being held back or treated unfairly are any other group or individual competing with Andi for a gig at Collingwood. This is not an even playing field. Seems CFC is now Gary's new play-thing. Does he have other family members in mind for other jobs at the Collingwood cash cow?

jackcass · Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Location: Bendigo

Yawn!

Good enough for some significant multi-national companies like IBM and KPMG but only getting the job at Collingwood because her husband pulled some strings, off course! Let's round up the lynch mob!

E · Joined: 05 May 2010

Did you stop to think that perhaps BECAUSE she is married to Gary Pert, we were able to get a super talented woman into our ranks who we might not otherwise have been able to attract?

Remember that a lot of people take roles at Collingwood at below their market value because its more than just a job......

Raw Hammer · Joined: 11 Sep 2008 Location: The Gutter

Yes, this is what keeps me up at night. Nepotism at board level. zzzzzzzz

Harrysz · Joined: 15 Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne

If Gary Pert's wife didn't have the talent, experience and expertise for the gig, I'm sure she wouldn't have got it.
The suggestion of nepotism shows a complete distrust and lack of faith in our Board and administration.
This distrust and lack of faith is inappropriate and undeserved.
People who feel that way should come to the AGM and ask questions. I'm sure that if they did that, they'd be satisfied.

yin-YANG · Joined: 03 Oct 2011

Does the board deserve my faith?

Benefit of the doubt - yes - faith - which is pretty much blind and irrational - no.

I am a loyal pie supporter and believe Eddie and Gary have done a great job over the term of their tenure, however that does not mean I just look the other way when some behaviour is a bit odd. Is the process for electing members to the Board of Directors transparent? Is the hiring of staff and consultants fair and accountable? These are fair questions that can be asked without insulting anyone.

These things don't keep me up at night but I like to ensure that my footy team is not the play thing of a few individuals who take advantage of the position they are privileged to be in.

SOme may zzzz there way through these discussions and issues of cronyism however I noted a quote that seems to fit� " apathy is the overrated protection of that rock you are hiding under"