CEO of a multi million dollar business with alot of weekend and outside business hours work....you might think it would pay very well...but you might be surprised at the wages of on offer

I know they've been head hunting but without much joy. Have to be $120k plus....

For that sort of position you'd be asking $150K plus package...including vehicle, phone etc with KPI's for bonuses etc

So how much are they offering?

I was sent this PD asking if interested. I laughed and politely declined. Worst job in Basketball. I'd rather be Callum Chambers whipping boy.

rumours abound. don't know what or whom to believe. The job ad reads like a $100+ job but they will pay peanuts and get a monkey.

Can't believe they expect to get a decent candidate for anything less than $150K package.

People with the right experience and business acumen are going to require that sort of package to be interested in the position.

You could add "Mortgages Auction"

Tiger Watcher - you are so spot on. But this board has such a narrow focus on cost cutting and price increases - all short term no vision strategies.
The old saying to make a dollar you must invest a dollar rings true.
Knox needs a visionary person with exactly the skill sets outlined in the job advertisement.
The board must learn from their mistake in recruiting the last CEO - a good person but not up to what the club needs.
Hopefully the board engages some good recruitment people to help them in the selection process.

Totally agree Knox Boy.Even if they spent $130K plus you'd be surprised by the callibre of the persons available as went through the process mid last year.

Knox Boy. When organisations are in crisis, and it appears Knox is / has been in a major crisis, then longer term vision necessarily goes out the window. Its about survival and recovery. Your ability to make decisions for the longer term is limited by your current circumstance.

That is normal in organisations. I wonder whether they need a fulltime CEO or perhaps someone solely devoted to Business Development at the moment.

HO - you make some good points. CEO or BDO - either way they need to get out of the short term cutting costs and increase prices - members will not tolerate that stance for much longer.

Business Development - now that to me sounds like investing some $'ss to make $'ss.

#455850 & #455852,

At this point in time, given Knox's position, close operational involvement of the Board is both required and desirable in my view.

Once the organisation is back on its feet, then the Board should pull back and focus on non-operational stuff.

You dont build a business, you build people and then people build the business.

Board interference is always going to happen at Knox for the simple reason that all the sub committee chairs sit on the board with only the chairman,secretary and treasurer being supposedly independent.The CEO will always need to be in communication with these chairs from a day to day operational point of view.
No matter what people think I really felt sorry for the recently departed CEO as I believe she was what they needed for the simple reasons that she knew how the association operated.That in itself considering the position it is in to me was a real bonus.What I cannot work out is Knox has only changed in 2 areas being the new centre and it financial situation the rest of the place is just what it is and always has been a basketball competition. The board interference she received was not from the chairs but the top as 2 of them are control freaks and didn't allow her the autotomy she needed to move the place forward.I agee it is not a CEO or even a low level GM, to me they need a good BDO plus a financial controller.These to be put in place till it is back to health then reassess.No matter what the baord decides it is going to be a tough job.I just hope it works no matter which they board goes.

#455873

All of that evokes a maybe/maybe not response.

Decisions made during negotiations for management of the new venue clearly affected the organisations viability. I am not sure anyone can say that is the responsibility of the current board. Those decisions occurred 3-5 years ago by my quick reckoning.

Whether the current board is competent I cannot judge. But whether they are or are not, they need to be involved almost day to day at the moment if the situation remains as serious we understand it to be.

The problem they also have is alot of potential candidates have been scared off by the negative publicity that it has received. You dont apply for a position like that without doing your due diligence.

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Did the SEABL role get advertised as saw nothing on there website. Normal protocol is to go to market to find the best candidate.

Thats the way it normally works but this is basketball we are talking about....

I work on contracts so about every 6 months.If you dont go out to market it leaves you open to scrutiny. Doesnt always happen i agree especially when your headhunting for senior roles.

You people make me sick. Get a life or I will unleash the beast. Maybe it's time to start naming names

No fatchicks - I dare you. Put up or shut up.

I see another lame Knox CEO thread. No one cares

Commonsense,

You need to change your name, because common sense says 30+ posts and multiple posters suggests some people do care.

#456187

Why are they committees rather than Boards?

ok. So you don't know the difference. thanks.

Its not semantics and by any definition that is completely wrong.

NFP's (association or even companies with a ltd Guarantee structure for NFP purposes) can have a Board.

The safer definition is that a Board of Management controls the overall affairs of an organisation having been elected by its stakeholders to do so. A committee generally has a specific or set purpose, often limited in role. A committee is often called an advisory committee, or a standing committee or a sub-committee for exactly that purpose. That is not perfect but much safer than saying a board only applies to a business - that is just incorrect.

On topic, an organisation the size of Knox, with their budget, with contracts and agreements in place, and with executive and non-executive staff, would most certainly be expected to have a Board, and perhaps a series of sub-committees. But the main body, given its authority, is, and should be, a Board. That despite Knox being a NFP.

#456199

How does me calling you out equate to me calling Knox to account? Knox have a Board.

Nofatchicks - cat got your tongue? big mouth or just another DH?

I refuse to change my name but thanks anyway.

Anon #456013

You are a flog! Absolutely slanderous what you have posted about two guys from Knox who have done everything right by the club since day dot. Grow a pair and put your name to ridiculous statements like that. Weak.

The new media manager at SEABL was head-hunted by SEABL - that much I do know. He is bloody good at what he does too, and the depth to which he takes his preparation. Will be a good appointment for SEABL.

partly well said Dom.He or to use his correct name Dale left Knox for the same reasons as others he could not hack the the lack of no guidance no direction or no support particularly when there was no CEO.The reason he waited so long as you put it to show up at SEABL was there was still someone in the job you dill.

now that is confirmation annymous you are a dill.who kept the place running when the non contributing CEO was still their?

What and why has Dale got to do with the Knox CEO position?
The kid is a good person and played a role at Knox with little support. He left knox for personal reasons. The fact that SEABL picked him up speaks volumes for his talent and work ethic.

Get a life some of you morons!!

Raelene gone - what hapened to staying until end of Feb or until such time a replacement was found? Big fall out with the board I hear?
Acting CEO in place - just happens to be best mates with Chairman Noordzy and by coincidence a candidate for the job(according to leaks from board members.
Here we go again - Knox Board came in on the principle of openness and transparency!!!!!
Raelene got the job with going to market. This time they have gone to market, for appearance reasons maybe, yet it nepotism and jobs for mates.
Fail, Fail and Fail again.
Don't criticise the old Board - the new board is full of amateurs.

Win Win Win from what I hear!! Who cares whos mate the new guy is. Word has it that its worth a trip to SBC just for a look. About time there was something decent looking sitting in that seat!

can't wait to meet you - URADH!!