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Significant get...im sure he will sort out some of our footy department related issues
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My take is, it'll be good to have someone who understands footy in the role. CEO is a step forward for him, he'll have Cook's guidance for 12 months, so promising appointment imo.
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Have full faith this is a great appointment. His knowledge will be very beneficial. Hopefully will flourish in a CEO capacity. Welcome Wrighty!
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You guys are in very safe hands and congratulations on a fantastic appointment. Although it was a short stint, this guy brought our club out of the fire including overseeing the overhaul of the football department, getting the salary cap back in order etc. He moulded a successful era of Collingwood and that 23' premiership would not be in the cabinet without him.
This isn't much to go off, regarding CEO experience, he stepped in as interim CEO when Mark Anderson resigned in 2022. At that point he was CEO, List Manager and Head of Football.
This isn't much to go off, regarding CEO experience, he stepped in as interim CEO when Mark Anderson resigned in 2022. At that point he was CEO, List Manager and Head of Football.
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Now that Wright is confirmed as Deputy CEO, I can reveal that I have been appointed as Deputy CDO
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A CEO with a strong footy department background would be good.
Coming on as deputy also good. Can run his eye over how things run at the club before being sucked into the administrative and political void of the full time CEO role.
Good luck GW, you’ll need it with this mob.
Coming on as deputy also good. Can run his eye over how things run at the club before being sucked into the administrative and political void of the full time CEO role.
Good luck GW, you’ll need it with this mob.
It's really hard to assess those types of roles from the outside. My read is we have sacked alot of coaches so now everyone wants to blame anyone but the coach, so the finger gets pointed at Lloyd.
Not saying Lloyd is the right man for the job. Just that we don't really know. Voss has alot of defenders. Russell did. But there's not much love for Lloyd.
People seem excited by the prospect of replacing him with Jimmy Bartel. Jimmy is a well spoken former gun player who held a part time role board role. Would have involved some stakeholder management and general advice. Not sure how that qualifies him to run a football department of 50+ people. Compare his resume to Lloyd's and its apples and oranges.
I trust GW to make the right call.
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I’d get him to have a chat with Austin first and encourage him to take a dip and have a go, we need a few ready to go players and plug holes, urgently.
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Yep. It can also just be about pairing football people with obvious intelligence to roles that can expand their sphere of influence. Dunstall can be added to your list - did a year as CEO at Hawthorn, selected Clarkson as their new senior coach, that worked out pretty well for them.
If Wright is a smart guy in clubland, and all the evidence suggests that he is (well regarded by well-run Clubs), the rising tide of his appointment should float all boats at our Club. Not to say we can't "succeed" in diminishing his reputation (Pagan, Malthouse, Buttifant, Andrew Russell, the list goes on and on), but in this case, I am optimistic...
Great get. Cook got us on track off field. This bloke will continue what Cook started. Nice work Blues.
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Good call. Lloyd undoubtedly has strengths and weaknesses - it shouldn't be a case of declaring him crap now and therefore he's crap forever and should be sacked. Someone like Cook hasn't gotten to where he is by just sacking people til someone shows up and does the job well - you hire good people, put them in positions that suit them, and then continue to develop them personally and professionally so they can meet their potential.
People here treat club staff like they do players. Give them a year or two (if they're lucky), then declare them either the next coming of Jesus or a complete waste of space.
Yep, thought he was running the show there as the fill-in CEO (and every other role) pre-Ned.
He then garnered his preference to move up to a CEO role permanently = hello, Carlton.
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Welcome Graham!
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Wright appointed Deputy CEO in leadership succession
The Board of the Carlton Football Club has ratified the appointment of Graham Wright as the Club's Deputy CEO.
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Wright is a very good appointment in itself.
The fact that his availability and willingness to come to us has maybe saved us from Sayers' mate Xavier Campbell makes me doubly enthusiastic for Wrighty.
The fact that his availability and willingness to come to us has maybe saved us from Sayers' mate Xavier Campbell makes me doubly enthusiastic for Wrighty.
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He will have 1 year experience when he starts
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It's handy he's just had a year off as well, should be nice and fresh to tackle the new role.
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Welcome to Carlton Graham.
Super excited that we got our #1
Well done Brian, master chef.
Super excited that we got our #1
Well done Brian, master chef.
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Pies supporters make me laugh. Wright goes for their CEO job and misses out to Kelly. Tries to work with Kelly but falls out with him (probably because he wasn't racist enough for Kelly's liking).
Another CEO's job comes up at a big club with the chance to learn with Cook for a year. Kelly's successful. Pies supporters "he's dead to me".
Does anyone think that cats supporters are petty enough to hate Tom Harley?
Another CEO's job comes up at a big club with the chance to learn with Cook for a year. Kelly's successful. Pies supporters "he's dead to me".
Does anyone think that cats supporters are petty enough to hate Tom Harley?
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