Markfs' Board of Directors Watch

[Markfs]

I posted the following in another thread. I intend to add to this thread longterm. I think supporters have been hoodwinked into not opposing these people because it would be seen as a show of disunity. I believe thats a mistake.

I wouldnt like to see Eddie go. He's dynamic .... but he needs to hear opposing views at board meetings.

the first thing that i would do would be to change the board
EDDIE MCGUIRE (PRESIDENT)
ALEX WAISLITZ (VICE-PRESIDENT)
ALISA CAMPLIN-WARNER
CHRISTINE HOLGATE
MARK KORDA
PAUL LEEDS
IAN MCMULLIN

ian mcmullin. most clubs have high profile ex players on the board and we have ian mcmullin. what is with that?
christine holgate. are you kidding me? is this a walking conflight of interest? we need women on the board but we can do better
mark korda. he's an accountant that barracks for collingwood. sounds like a good resume for a consultant to the club
paul leeds. he lists all the winners that he has got with his nags on his CV. evidently, he has a passion for thoroughbreds....good, go out for some family rides with the grandkids on weekends....
alisa camplin-warner. at least she is a sportswoman so that's a positive.


ALEX WAISLITZ (VICE-PRESIDENT) He or was a director for Visy companies....Pratt companies......hello hello....am i the only person in the world who knows about the connection between visy and carlton? I'm not saying that he's incompetent just because he's probably a carlton man but PLEASE...cant we do better? He's another financial accountant. How many do we need on the board????? just how many?????

let me print something from wiki about waislitz's company. take it for what it is
"In 2016 the Australian Taxation Office revealed that the company had paid no tax in 2013-14, despite revenue of $430 million."
That gives a fair reflection of his attitude to the community
he's the vice president......

it's like a conga line with eddie firmly at the front leading the show.....

and yet not one person challenges the board in elections......

 

[Markfs]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-22/ato-30pc-of-large-private-companies-pay-no-tax/7266454

And more news about OUR vice president....

Among the other largest private companies that paid no tax in 2013–14 were:

• Pratt Consolidated Holdings, despite more than $2.5 billion in revenue;
• Thorney Investments, run by Richard Pratt's son-in-law Alex Waislitz, which earned $430 million in revenue;

Did i tell you that Alex married the boss's daughter? He probably never barracked for Carlton.... always a Collingwood man eh....

 

[Markfs]

http://www.opportunitiesforafricans...overty-usd100000-fully-funded-to-new-yorkusa/

So Alex sets up a foundation and gives a prize to someone who does something about poverty..... $100,000 from a man who runs a company that makes millions and doesnt pay taxes

And it comes from the alex waislitz foundation and the prize is called the waislitz global citizen award..... and of course it's not for self promotion...

( and yes, I am an average guy who never did anything amazing - just paid his taxes all his working life and gives a higher proportion of his income in gifts to charity than this stock market speculator... just in case you were wondering if i had a right to judge )

 

[Markfs]

just in case you were wondering who he was. It lists his skills and achievements underneath...... ....it might not fit on the page...

Ian McMullin
Ian McMullin has been a key figure (??? I wonder how) at Collingwood for several years. He was elected onto the Collingwood Board in 1998, and has served on the board ever since.

Ian a former player, who contributed 25 games to the Collingwood cause.

His first stint at the club was between 1984 and 1987 before returning to Victoria Park in 1992 and 1993. Ian also managed 24 games for Essendon between 1990 and 1992.

 

[jdpie]

Did i tell you that Alex married the boss's daughter? He probably never barracked for Carlton.... always a Collingwood man eh....

Not married anymore, just for the record.......

 

[Markfs]

http://mcmullingroup.com.au/the-team/

more about Ian

so he's the junior partner to either his father or brother ..... of course he uses the fact that he's a board member on the site....money in the bank

and he's a financial advisor or whatever you call them..... they make money out of money and dont do much that's constructive.

so that means that we've got 3 of these financial type people on the board..... gee how many does a club need? Are we running a football club or an investment advisory service?

 

[jdpie]

just in case you were wondering who he was. It lists his skills and achievements underneath...... ....it might not fit on the page...

Ian McMullin
Ian McMullin has been a key figure at Collingwood for several years. He was elected onto the Collingwood Board in 1998, and has served on the board ever since.

Ian a former player, who contributed 25 games to the Collingwood cause.

His first stint at the club was between 1984 and 1987 before returning to Victoria Park in 1992 and 1993. Ian also managed 24 games for Essendon between 1990 and 1992.

kicked 5 in his second game in a final out at Waverly and i thought we had discovered something special. Never transpired in a football playing sense but he obviously has carved out a very strong Collingwood career off the ground.

 

[Markfs]

Did i tell you that Alex married the boss's daughter? He probably never barracked for Carlton.... always a Collingwood man eh....

Not married anymore, just for the record.......

he probably divorced her when the boss died...

 

[Markfs]

kicked 5 in his second game in a final out at Waverly and i thought we had discovered something special. Never transpired in a football playing sense but he obviously has carved out a very strong Collingwood career off the ground.

carved it off the ground? que? i think he sliced a bit off his family's success...and the the pies connection..

as you obviously know these people, what does he bring to the Pies?

 

[Markfs]

kicked 5 in his second game in a final out at Waverly and i thought we had discovered something special. Never transpired in a football playing sense but he obviously has carved out a very strong Collingwood career off the ground.

About carving a career. The following is about Ian, the dad. The son, Ian, joined the business. Ian the elder is an obvious collingwood man. He started spotless as a single shop in collingwood. He seems to have had an admirable life, but its his son that's on the board......

IAN MCMULLIN & FAMILY

• $235 million
  
  
• LAST YEAR: $234 MILLION
  
  
• PROPERTY, INVESTMENT MELBOURNE
  
  
• 85. MARRIED, FIVE CHILDREN

Ian McMullin is the founder of Spotless Group, establishing it in 1946 with a single dry cleaning shop in the inner Melbourne suburb of Collingwood. Bruce, his older brother who passed away earlier this year, joined him at Spotless. While Ian has been referred to as a classic entrepreneur, Bruce was credited with providing a steady and reliable influence at the company as it grew. It was after Spotless listed in 1961 that it diversified into other business such as catering, cleaning and retail services. McMullin stepped down as director from 2006 after 60 years in the business. He still held a small shareholding in the company before the firm was acquired by Pacific Equity Partners for about $720 million earlier this year. His McMullin Group develops property and runs other businesses including MPG Funds Management, a specialist property funds management company and Fort Knox Self Storage. McMullin is a keen golfer and football fan. His son Ian is on the board of the Collingwood Football Club.
BRW

Read more: http://www.afr.com/business/ian-mcmullin--family-20120523-jzc5o#ixzz4eTcz2XVb
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[jmac70]

http://www.opportunitiesforafricans...overty-usd100000-fully-funded-to-new-yorkusa/

So Alex sets up a foundation and gives a prize to someone who does something about poverty..... $100,000 from a man who runs a company that makes millions and doesnt pay taxes

And it comes from the alex waislitz foundation and the prize is called the waislitz global citizen award..... and of course it's not for self promotion...

( and yes, I am an average guy who never did anything amazing - just paid his taxes all his working life and gives a higher proportion of his income in gifts to charity than this stock market speculator... just in case you were wondering if i had a right to judge )

I believe Alex Waislitz has donated a lot of money to Collingwood.

 

[Markfs]

I believe Alex Waislitz has donated a lot of money to Collingwood.

is it in the books? I doubt it. Well he has certainty got a lot in return. He uses his connection to the club in all his promotional opportunities....

btw i've heard that he pays taxes too

 

[jmac70]

is it in the books? I doubt it. Well he has certainty got a lot in return. He uses his connection to the club in all his promotional opportunities....

btw i've heard that he pays taxes too

Is a $10 million donation enough for a spot on the board?
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...on-man-continues-to-donate-20100315-q9pg.html

 

[Markfs]

Heres the hawthorn board for interests sake...

Just look for the bits that i underlined....

http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/club/people/the-board

Richard Garvey is a company director and adviser to a number of privately owned businesses and family groups. Prior to his current role he spent 34 years in chartered accounting including the last 22 years as a partner of KPMG. Richard was the lead audit partner for Hawthorn Football Club between 1998 and 2007.

Linda is the Vice-Chancellor & President of Swinburne University - educating 55,000 students in disciplines ranging from science, business, engineering and information technology to design and law. Linda has served on a number of national company boards and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Andrew Kaye was appointed to the Board in February 2011 and is a longstanding Hawthorn member. He is a Neurosurgeon and Professor of Surgery and Head of the Department of Surgery at The University of Melbourne. He is the Director of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. He has had extensive experience in education, training and research.

Bruce Stevenson was appointed to the Hawthorn Football Club Board of Directors in 2013. He is a 1971 Premiership player, a Life Member of the Club and has been a Nominee/Director of the Hawthorn Football Club Foundation since 2010. In business, Bruce owned and operated Stevenson Automotive from 1989 to 2011. This Company operated Toyota and Audi Motor Dealerships across Tasmania. He is also the former Chairman and Founding Director of the Tastel Community Telco.

Andrew Gowers, who will take on the role of Football Director, was a member of the Club’s 1991 premiership team and played 140 AFL games for Hawthorn and the Brisbane Bears between 1988 and 1999.

Peter Nankivell has been a practising commercial lawyer for 27 years and consults to Thomson Geer lawyers where he has been for 20 years. He was formerly the Chairman of Partners at Herbert Geer and is currently Chair of the Centre for Eye Research Australia Ltd and a Director of Xavier College Foundation Limited.

Richie Vandenberg's career outside his family enterprise commenced as a professional athlete. Between the years of 1997 and 2007, he played with Hawthorn Football club and achieved Captaincy from 2005 until 2007.

Lucinda Nolan brings a wealth of knowledge to the club with extensive experience across the Emergency Services Sector. In 2015, she was selected as the first female CEO of the Country Fire Authority (CFA), one of the world’s largest volunteer based emergency service organisations.

 

[Markfs]

Is a $10 million donation enough for a spot on the board?
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...on-man-continues-to-donate-20100315-q9pg.html

30 pieces of silver is enough...

 

[jmac70]

30 pieces of silver is enough...

You don't think his contribution is significant?

 

[Markfs]

http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/pratt-soninlaw-to-join-blues-board-20091203-k8r7.html

The Vice President of the Collingwood football club runs the investment arm of the Pratt family Empire...Thorney investment group... the vice president of the club. And we wonder why the players play as if they are working for their next pay check

 

[Markfs]

You don't think his contribution is significant?

he's vice president of the club.....how much is that worth? Could he have gotten away with only paying $2m?

 

[Temploar]

"Collingwood board watch"

I thought this thread was about the hottest posters on the Collingwood BigFooty board and I was expecting to see my name come up multiple times.

Now im just disappointed twice.

 

[Markfs]

"Collingwood board watch"

I thought this thread was about the hottest posters on the Collingwood BigFooty board and I was expecting to see my name come up multiple times.

Now im just disappointed twice.

sorry. i tend to concentrate on the unimportant things in life...i have a history of doing that

If the MODs are reading this, please change title to Markfs Collingwood CFC Watch

 

[jdpie]

he probably divorced her when the boss died...

no she hooked up with a rock star but that is another story entirely.

 

[jdpie]

carved it off the ground? que? i think he sliced a bit off his family's success...and the the pies connection..

as you obviously know these people, what does he bring to the Pies?

I was being ironic. I agree with you wholeheartedly on our boards compilation. It actually resembles our playing list in regards of being too strong in certain areas with no depth in others.

 

[Vicky Park]

This is very useful material Mark.

In recent years I've admired the way the Dogs have gone about things, even before they won the flag last year. I have great admiration for Sue Alberti, although I think she has retired from their Board. Wondering how the makeup of the Dogs' Board compares?

Right now we need courageous and independent thinkers and doers. We don't need 'yes' men and women, who don't stand up to Eddie.

 

[Mukesh]

kicked 5 in his second game in a final out at Waverly and i thought we had discovered something special. Never transpired in a football playing sense but he obviously has carved out a very strong Collingwood career off the ground.

Skillful player...but a little soft, if you know what i mean...

 

[Premier Pies]

So, do you want the entire board turned over with exception to Camplin-Warner and McGuire?

Or do you just want Ian McMullin to get the guillotine?

While I'm at it, do you have any suggestions as to who would replace the current board members? Anyone at all? Is there actually anyone putting their proverbial hands up for the board or making any noise whatsoever?