So new Chair, new CEO, new All Whites coach. Is that enough change?
Thoughts on who the new Chair could/should be?
I'm interested to know whether any of those who were happy to put the boot in to van Hattum have any views on who should replace him. I'm betting most people don't actually have a clue who's on the Board let alone who should be the next Chair.
Just a reminder of who the current Board are:
Deputy Chairman – Bill Moran
Mark Aspden
Paul Cochrane
Martin Fenwick
Paula Kearns
Dougal McGowan
Shelley McMeeken
Mike Anderson
As far as I know McMeeken and Anderson are co-opted so it won't one of them. Bill Moran is deputy, is capable and has been on the Board a while so will definitely be in the running. However, he is Wellington based and is also a Deputy Secretary at Treasury, which is a top job, and he may run into the same problems with work commitments as van Hattum. Mark Apsden might be in the running too, he seemed to do a good job as interim CE and has also been on the Board a while. I think Moran and Apsden are both appointed members though, and it might be seen as more politic to appoint one of the elected members. Of the others, I don't know too much about them.
My guess would be Bill Moran, unless he knocks it back because of work commitments.