Good appointment. Will bring some new ideas and ways of doing things that comes with an outside appointment.
Good appointment. Will bring some new ideas and ways of doing things that comes with an outside appointment.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
Sounds like an excellent appointment. He has been spoken about in glowing terms for a number of years now.
This article describes his rather eclectic responsibilities at St Kilda:
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/st-...a8d55953d8e663Bains’ has an all-encompassing role at St Kilda that combines list management, player contracts, major projects, strategy, media and legal issues. He is second-in-charge to former AFLPA CEO Matt Finnis, who replaced Michael Nettlefold at the helm in Seaford three years ago.
Looks like he was doing the role of too many people at St kilda, at least with us he can focus on just being the CEO
Bring back the biff
Nice to get his list management skills also .
In particular how he got that deal to get an extra 1st round pick of Hawthorn
The COO runs the business, making best use of the resources allocated to achieve business objectives. The CEO determines overall strategy and direction - appointing and managing the COO, assigning them the resources they have to work with and the objectives they must achieve
A CEO would decide to open a new branch or create a women's team, a COO would make it successful. CEO's would spend more time at high-level meetings e.g. with the AFL, Etihad, sponsors, Ballarat/Cairns looking at opportunities. COO's operate the business as it currently stands
If you kicked five goals and Tom Boyd kicked five goals, Tom Boyd kicked more goals than you.
Formerly gogriff
What happened at the saints then? Sacked or quit?
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Great appointment from @westernbulldogs with Ameet Bains set to be announced as early as Monday as new CEO. Quality footy person. Good move.
Let's hope it works out with the 4th CEO in as many years.
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It's official.
Bains to become Bulldogs CEO
The Western Bulldogs Football Club is delighted to announce that St Kilda Football Club Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel Ameet Bains will be succeeding Gary Kent as the Club’s new CEO for season 2018.
The Club expects Bains to start his new position in December, subject to completing certain duties with St. Kilda.
Bains has a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Monash University as well as a Bachelor of Business (Banking & Finance).
He worked for five years as a Lawyer at leading law firm Minter Ellison and also worked as Head of the Legal Department at Toyota Australia.
Bains joined the St Kilda Football Club in January 2011 as the club’s GM of Player List and Legal Affairs, and has subsequently progressed to his current role there as Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel.
Bains was the unanimous choice of the Board’s nominations sub-committee, comprising Peter Gordon, Vice President Kylie Watson-Wheeler, Fiona McGauchie and Mark Evans, and was also subsequently unanimously endorsed by the Club’s other directors, including retiring executive director, Gary Kent.
“We had a broad range of well-credentialled candidates for the position, both from inside the AFL industry and from a range of other professions. I’d like to thank them all for their interest,” said Bulldogs’ President Peter Gordon.
“We think that Ameet is ideally suited to our Club’s next stage of development, with his mix of legal, commercial, projects and football expertise.”
Bains said: “I am both honoured and humbled to be appointed as the Club’s CEO.
“The Club is well-positioned given its recent premiership success and accompanying commercial growth.
“I look forward to working with a very talented team in building upon this success.”
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.