Tauranga Chamber of Commerce is casting its net far and wide in the search of a new chief executive – an approach that is so far proving fruitful.
Applications to replace outgoing chief executive Dave Burnett opened earlier this month, with a strong interest already shown.
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Tauranga Chamber of Commerce board chairman Luke Stewart says leading into the April 2 deadline for applications, about 16 have been received so far.
'It's predominately locals,” admits Luke, 'but there are a few national and a few that would class themselves as international.
'So it's good that we are getting a wide range of people and obviously coming from a variety of backgrounds.”
The application process comes after Dave announced his resignation from the post one year into his tenure, with current vice-chairperson, Toni Palmer, named interim-CEO on a part-time basis.
Dave headed some 40 applicants to get the job after long-deserving chief executive Max mason stepped down.
And Dave's resignation prompted the board to work through the chief executive's job description that fits in with the chamber's vision and direction going forward.
Something that has been achieved, according to Luke.
'In taking a strategic review of things the job description signals a few changes we want,” he says.
'Advocacy is always something that is a big part of the chamber's role and we try to emphasise that in our job description.
'We have got some ideas as to what the new CEO will be asked to do and what we will want in the new CEO.”
Applications close on April 2 before the board considers all applications and decides upon a shortlist of candidates.
3 comments
Why Bother?
Posted on 25-03-2015 16:07 | By The Sage
From where I am sitting I cannot see what the Chamber actually achieves other than pontificating about the same stuff that Priority One does. They both speak on topics that, in effect, have nothing to do with them, then laying claim for some profound new idea.
Chamber Focus versus P. One.
Posted on 25-03-2015 23:34 | By Murray.Guy
The Chamber of Commerce focus is, I believe, more on membership benefits and until recent times was totally independent of Tauranga City Council and any ratepayer dependency. In early 2000 Priority One began with a community economic development focus and very much dependant on the ratepayer, laughably assuring the Council of the day that initial support for seed funding was purely to get on it's feet and NOT an annual expectation, with membership fees meeting the costs of the organisation. Staff were able to get around this by 'contracting Priority One' to provide specific services to TCC (as does Creative Tauranga, Sport BOP, etc) and before you know it 1/2 a million is getting syphoned off annually. In addition ratepayers subsidized a P.One employee to assist implement the CBD development plan who in turn was working for developers. All very murky!
Sage
Posted on 26-03-2015 08:40 | By YOGI BEAR
The profess to do all things, great and wonderful, they seek to extract more money ex TCC as a result, yet actually the claims are hugely exaggerated and some. That applies to the Chamber and Priority One as well.
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