Chief Executive 2021

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Chief Executive 2021

Mike Truran
51
62%
Malcolm Pein
25
30%
None of the above
6
7%
 
Total votes: 82

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Chief Executive 2021

Post by Carl Hibbard » Wed Sep 08, 2021 3:20 pm

So that informal voting can start.
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Re: Chief Executive 2021

Post by Andrew Zigmond » Wed Sep 08, 2021 3:22 pm

This assumes that there isn't a third candidate (or indeed fourth, fifth or sixth) that we don't know about yet. And None Of The Above is always on the ballot paper.
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Re: Chief Executive 2021

Post by Roger de Coverly » Wed Sep 08, 2021 3:23 pm

Carl Hibbard wrote:
Wed Sep 08, 2021 3:20 pm
So that informal voting can start.
What about "None of the above"?

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Re: Chief Executive 2021

Post by Carl Hibbard » Wed Sep 08, 2021 3:24 pm

Roger de Coverly wrote:
Wed Sep 08, 2021 3:23 pm
Carl Hibbard wrote:
Wed Sep 08, 2021 3:20 pm
So that informal voting can start.
What about "None of the above"?
Whoops I allowed people to amend their vote but adding options resets the count sorry.
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Re: Chief Executive 2021

Post by Carl Hibbard » Wed Sep 08, 2021 4:20 pm

I am surprised that anyone went with the none option.
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Re: Chief Executive 2021

Post by John Upham » Wed Sep 08, 2021 4:50 pm

Carl Hibbard wrote:
Wed Sep 08, 2021 4:20 pm
I am surprised that anyone went with the none option.
I'm sure that those who voted for "None of the Above" have a much more suitable candidate in mind than either Mike or Malcolm.


Perhaps they would care to reveal their choice to us all?

Unless, of course they don't want a CEO at all.
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Re: Chief Executive 2021

Post by Angus French » Wed Sep 08, 2021 5:49 pm

Just to point out that a vote for 'None of the above' is a vote for a Board with no CEO but with Malcolm Pein retaining his position as Director of International chess.

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Re: Chief Executive 2021

Post by NickFaulks » Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:29 pm

John Upham wrote:
Wed Sep 08, 2021 4:50 pm
Unless, of course they don't want a CEO at all.
How long has the position of CEO even existed?
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Re: Chief Executive 2021

Post by Roger de Coverly » Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:58 pm

NickFaulks wrote:
Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:29 pm
How long has the position of CEO even existed?
I think it was created round about 2000 still in the days of the BCF, the SCCU archived website would have more details. Prior to that, either the President or the General Secretary were thought of as the man or woman in charge. Various subsequent Presidents have also acted as though they were in charge.

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Re: Chief Executive 2021

Post by Neil Graham » Wed Sep 08, 2021 7:00 pm

NickFaulks wrote:
Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:29 pm
John Upham wrote:
Wed Sep 08, 2021 4:50 pm
Unless, of course they don't want a CEO at all.
How long has the position of CEO even existed?
For 20 years; it was introduced into the British Chess Federation - the first CEO being elected at the Council meeting of September 2001.

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Re: Chief Executive 2021

Post by John Upham » Wed Sep 08, 2021 7:24 pm

The inaugural CEO was titled as

Chief Executive & Director of Women's Chess

and was

Susan Richards of Whitstable, Kent.
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Re: Chief Executive 2021

Post by Neil Graham » Wed Sep 08, 2021 8:26 pm

John Upham wrote:
Wed Sep 08, 2021 7:24 pm
The inaugural CEO was titled as

Chief Executive & Director of Women's Chess

and was

Susan Richards of Whitstable, Kent.
Sorry John that isn't correct. The first Chief Executive was Chris Majer elected at the meeting I've mentioned above in September 2001. Following this at the Management Board meeting of November 2001, Chris advised that a change in his employment made it difficult for him to continue and he was replaced by Susan Richards.

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Re: Chief Executive 2021

Post by John Upham » Wed Sep 08, 2021 9:15 pm

Neil Graham wrote:
Wed Sep 08, 2021 8:26 pm
John Upham wrote:
Wed Sep 08, 2021 7:24 pm
The inaugural CEO was titled as

Chief Executive & Director of Women's Chess

and was

Susan Richards of Whitstable, Kent.
Sorry John that isn't correct. The first Chief Executive was Chris Majer elected at the meeting I've mentioned above in September 2001. Following this at the Management Board meeting of November 2001, Chris advised that a change in his employment made it difficult for him to continue and he was replaced by Susan Richards.
Neil,

I merely used BCF Yearbooks as a first approximation and paid the penalty for not digging deeper.

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Re: Chief Executive 2021

Post by Geoff Chandler » Wed Sep 08, 2021 9:55 pm

'What about "None of the above"?'

You do not see so it so much these days but there used to be a regular 'Don't Know' option with polls.

I often wondered about the 'Don't Knows, ' how long did they ponder over the question before deciding they did not know
and were they laying awake that night worrying and still trying to figure out if whether or not they knew.

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Re: Chief Executive 2021

Post by Ian Thompson » Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:28 pm

I suspect "Don't care" would be a clear winner amongst the ECF membership, even if not on this forum.

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