CEO - NZRB

[meomy 971]

Has anyone seen where this current vacancy, for a new CEO to replace Chris Bayliss, has been advertised, or who the Recruitment agency is?

 

We had a look online & couldn't find anything for some unknown reason.

 

Is it been advertised in NZ?

 

Or offshore?

[munchakov 108]

well it took them 20 months to find bayliss so don't hold your breath

[biff 2,158]

I reckon there is an Ozzie somewhere over here that's raced at least 100 chomping at the bit for this guernsy, and he'll probably get it too!

[scooby3051 10,928]

Sad but if history is anything to go by the replacement will be from offshore... be under qualified and over paid... that is why NZ racing is on a downward spiral...IMHO

[camici 60]

When the new CEO is appointed the T.A.B. should open a book on how long they will last.

[von Smallhaussen 3,226]

well it took them 20 months to find bayliss so don't hold your breath

didn't they look in a flash hotel? 

[Guest 2Admin2]

Apparently GP might be in the running - according to his CV he was once the largest (turnover I presume ) book maker in NSW.  Comfortable with frequent overseas travel.  Allegedly the architect of the objective to increase export earnings by a zillion %.  Knows the front end from the back end of over 90 horses.

[Ohokaman 5,841]

Advertisement for CEO in The Press this morning....through Jackson Stone and Partners.

[Turny 1,224]

Throwing your hat in the ring Dave, they need a business man like you to bring it under control

[meomy 971]

Maybe the NZRB read this forum that this role is finally advertised a couple of days after we raised our observations.

 

Lets hope Jackson, Stone & Partners do to so they know who not to take onboard....

 

 

We suggest they use the top right search box on here & enter the persons name to help form an opinion based on information provided by those at the coalface of the industry, if it is someone that has worked here before.

 

 

We trust they will do thorough research via Google of any prospective hopefuls that may apply from overseas, including that of Google of the country they may be currently based in,e.g. Google Ireland, Australia, UK, Timbuktu so we don't get landed with another dud.

 

 

Should they receive a ' glowing ' CV bear in mind the person concerned may be currently employed by someone keen to dispose of them to avoid employment dispute hassles.

 

 

It's a known tactic within some circles to rid incompetent Executives.

 

Advertisement for CEO in The Press this morning....through Jackson Stone and Partners.

[Ohokaman 5,841]

Position ad and job description attached in case anyone fancies it....you don't need any Racing Industry experience or knowledge apparently according to the PD.

Will await the announcement of the newly appointed Banker in due course.....

https://bridge.jacksonstone.co.nz/JobInfo/42191?id=42191

[porky 900]

Just out of curiosity ...why must the succesful applicant be an ex banker???....

Why not an  local accountant,buisnessman or any other hardworking manager

with a racing background?

NZRB or whoever is responsible for hiring / firing or contracts or in the know....answer please

[slam dunk 1,317]

I don't think the advert is calling for a banker.

 

However the advert is very poorly worded and one wonders what do these consultant type businesses bring to the table.

 

The reference to "owners" is vague with no explanation who the "owners" are. Is it the clubs, government, or racehorse or breeding owners. Perhaps owners will be shareholders if Key and his crew try to privitise the TAB.

 

Before CEO remuneration is set there should be consultation within the industry.

[Ohokaman 5,841]

Just out of curiosity ...why must the succesful applicant be an ex banker???....

Why not an  local accountant,buisnessman or any other hardworking manager

with a racing background?

NZRB or whoever is responsible for hiring / firing or contracts or in the know....answer please

A veiled reference to the previous CEO Porky, who was the best thing since sliced bread we were told.

They have a penchant for employing people like this...some still there, others have gone.

[meomy 971]

Are Jackson Stone & partners, or any of those now working at them, the same recruitment firm that was used to search for the previous CEO's?

 

 

Or was it a completely different firm & agents?

 

The ad for a new Chief Executive was also in the Herald last Saturday.

 

We had to smile as below the ad was a Herald classified advertising the classifieds section for a Penthouse apartment to rent, central Takapuna, keyed lift & intercom $400 pw...

[meomy 971]

"Like any well-kept goldfish bowl, NZ's Racing industry fish bowl needs clear water."

 

It also needs occupants that are constantly looking to do things differently and better, rather than swimming in the same old circles.

 

Water quality and nutrient management are of vital importance to keep  Racing (fish) alive."

[hedley 1,900]

...'shoals' of suits need predation to keep their numbers down to the balance quotients of the rest of the bowl., then replace with clean water for the goldfish...not the 'fish of gold'!

[meomy 971]

Here's a good site that Racing Industry careers should be advertised.

 

Sportspeople

http://www.sportspeople.co.nz/

 

They currently have an ad for a CEO of Equestrian Sports which appears tio be very professionally and clearlyy worded.

 

These little things all make a big difference to prospective applicants and how an industry is perceived by the public.

 

Maybe they have someone that has applied for this role that would be suitable for the CEO role at NZRB

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

http://www.sportspeople.co.nz/sp/position/PositionDisplay.asp?ID=29514

 

Position Information Position Title Chief Executive Officer Short Description Reporting to the Board, the Chief Executive Officer is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of this sport-business, accountable for driving and delivering the commercial and strategic priorities as set by the Board of Equestrian Sports New Zealand across the core pillars of the organisation. Employer Equestrian Sports New Zealand   Work Type Full Time Salary Dependent upon experience and qualifications Location Wellington, Nth Island, New Zealand Detailed Description

Equestrian Sports New Zealand (ESNZ) is the national sporting organisation providing leadership, management and administration to the three Olympic equestrian disciplines of Dressage, Eventing and Jumping as well as to Endurance, Para-Equestrian and Show Hunter.

We’ve been delivering high quality equestrian competitions and support services to our 6,000 members since 1950 and currently engage 22 staff, a mixture of full and part time, based in Wellington and other locations across New Zealand (plus 2 in the UK).

As well as assisting our members to enjoy competing at the level of their choice, ESNZ also supports volunteers, technical officials and coaches to achieve their goals within the sport, both nationally and internationally.

ESNZ’s primary Growth strategy is to enable greater participation through a number of strategic initiatives. To help this, ESNZ operates two national equestrian centres in Taupo and Christchurch assists other facility planning across the country.

ESNZ is recognised by Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ as well as by the NZ Olympic Committee, Paralympics NZ and the FEI (the international equestrian federation).

Reporting to the Board, the Chief Executive Officer is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of this sport-business, accountable for driving and delivering the commercial and strategic priorities as set by the Board of Equestrian Sports New Zealand across the core pillars of the organisation:

• Protect & Manage Risk - Ensure ESNZ meets its legal obligations, behaves ethically and responsibly, is financially sound and maintains a good reputation.
• Administer & Run the Organisation - Ensuring ESNZ efficiently and effectively fulfils its purpose; and,
• Develop & Lead ESNZ Forward - Implement agreed strategies for the future well-being of the organisation.

To be considered for this role you will need to be a dynamic and inspirational leader, with the ability to engage and develop lasting, positive relationships with the stakeholder family. Your commercial acumen will be matched by your skill in identifying and then capitalising on opportunities, finding innovative solutions and thinking “outside the square”.

You will have the skill to navigate through complex issues prioritising, managing and delivering outcomes that fulfil the commercial and strategic priorities of ESNZ. You will need to demonstrate a successful track record in managing and growing like-sized businesses. 

The people who create, implement and deliver ESNZ’s strategies are of fundamental importance to ESNZ achieving its operational, strategic and commercial aims. Accordingly, we are seeking a natural leader with a significant commitment to developing the people resources of an organisation.

Given the popularity and profile of Equestrian Sports, this role is clearly one of the prized sport business positions in New Zealand. Prior experience in the not-for-profit sector, including sport business, will be highly regarded, however is not considered essential.

Please refer to the detailed Position Overview before applying for this role.

Selection Criteria Essential

• Please refer to the Position Overview.

Closing Date Closed - shortlist interviews scheduled File Attachments Sportspeople Application Form (95KB) 140717-01 Chief Executive Equestrian NZ - Position Overview (238KB) ESNZ Organisation Chart (136KB) Other Details

The successful candidate would be expected to commence duties as soon as possible following appointment, mindful of notice periods required. At this stage Sportspeople is aiming to present a Preliminary Candidate Group to ESNZ late August, 2014 with selection interviews to flow after this referral.

Sportspeople has been exclusively appointed by the ESNZ Board to manage this search and recruitment process. All applications must come to Sportspeople. No third party or contingency recruitment agency approaches will be accepted. 

Apply to Name Paul Bruce Phone (work) FREECALL NZ 0800 634 388 Phone (mobile) FREECALL AUS 1800 634 388 How To Apply

Applications for this position have now closed.

  Applicants must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand

[hedley 1,900]

TUE~16thSEPT_14

 

PETERS champing at the bit for re-election

by Michael Fallows

 

 

Turns out you need to be careful with Winston Peters, even if you're telling him he may just have earned your vote.

That's what one questioner found after he began probing the old campaigner, and former racing minister, during his election meeting in Invercargill on Sunday.

 

So what's your latest policy on helping the racing industry, the guy asked.

"Well if you read the National Party's policy it would have taken you one blink," Peters began. "Go online, you'll see a 10-point plan from New Zealand First to save the racing industry - for the second time."

Have you got time to briefly give us a rundown, the questioner asked, meekly.

"Well yes, but you know . . . let me see . . . the first thing we're going to do is, we're going to restore the health of the interest of the racehorse owner," Peters said. "Because without the racehorse owner, racing will die.

"Now it is just too expensive, too little reward, and horses running around for five and four thousand [dollars] is a joke. So we're going to introduce a second-tier marquee type race where there will be no less than $15,000 earnings for the horses in all of these races. Everything else is talk."

 

Peters then headed for familiar territory - calling for inquiry. An investigation of the New Zealand Racing Board's operation was on the cards "and in particular we want to find out where did the last [chief executive] go to and why did he go?"

 

This led Peters to remind all and sundry of his tenure as racing minister. "I gave you things I never promised, didn't I?"

NZ First would revive million-dollar races, "which I know down here is not so popular but at the end of the day if we want to image [sic] our racing worldwide and recover our reputation for being a great racing nation in terms of breeding and money, that is the best PR. And it only costs $5 million to do that."

Come to think of it, he recalled guys from Gore "giving me a wind-up and saying why aren't we getting it down in Gore. And I said none of you damned guys in Gore voted for me in the first place and I didn't promise it! So how ungrateful can you be?"

 

Peters said he would like to be racing minister again, after countless useless ministers.

"You know they are - tell me the last three!"

"None of us knows" the questioner replied, adding "they're insignificant people."But he wasn't finished. What about offshore betting?

 

"Yeah," Peters said. "We have serious intentions to use what powers we have got to get our share of the action . . . I don't see why someone should be clipping the ticket while we pay all the costs."

Peters said racing gave him a chance to demonstrate his economic policies in one industry; to make an investment that would provide a huge return to the country. And it had worked, he said.

Racing should be doing three times as well in exporting. We should be getting ready for the racing industry exploding in China's eastern seaboard.

"But we're not. We're down now to 4000 mares - and that"s a disgrace - from 7500. We could do far, far better as an added value industry."

And another thing: "I'm not going to see the casinos getting all the profit in this country when a far better industry far more rewarding for jobs, work and rural employment should be helped."

 

The questioner began another line, but Peters interrupted him. This wasn't going to turn into a racing meeting, he said.

"I had a racing meeting up there in Rangiora and you guys never turned up! I promised to go all the way to see you fellas and you never turned up!"

 

That's when the questioner suggested that on the basis of what he was hearing, he might just be willing to change the way he was voting.

Whereupon Peters fair erupted in mock - was it? - outrage.

 

"After all I did for racing between 2005 and 2008 and you never voted for me? God! No, no mate . . . crikey dick!"

By now in full oratorical eruption, he began railing against types who "give us a microlight and want us to fly to the moon!"

With his audience now hooting he instructed: "Tell those racing boys . . tell them if they don't . . . give us the vote . . . well that will be a bad, bad Sunday for them. Next question please!"

- The Southland Times http://www.stuff.co....for-re-election

[meomy 971]

Any updates as to when the new CEO is to be announced?

That is assuming they had a variety of applicants.

[hedley 1,900]

we're well rid of Chris Bayliss..alias 'Snorty McNaught'., seems he was just there to embellish his C.V. and to trade inside on behalf of others and other hidden agendas., gee What a surprise Eigh! . . .just another one

[meomy 971]

Has there been a successful appointee yet?

[meomy 971]

We heard a lady phone Des C yesterday & apparently there was some report that Glenda Hughes mentioned there has been no CEO appointed yet as they want someone who is Digitally orientated.

 

Would someone be able to elaborate?

 

Thanks

[von Smallhaussen 3,226]

We heard a lady phone Des C yesterday & apparently there was some report that Glenda Hughes mentioned there has been no CEO appointed yet as they want someone who is Digitally orientated.

 

Would someone be able to elaborate?

 

Thanks

Digitally orientated means someone that is able to opperate their digits! 

[Robert Best 175]

Didn't Banger Her Bayliss have one of those?