Toast Welcome Mathew Pavlich

[The Blue Max]

 

[cherub]

According to Linkdin he has a degree in Science and a Masters in Business Management.

His Science degree is a sports science (previously Human Movement) degree. He’s a loss to the PE departments of schools across the country!

 

[The Blue Max]

His Science degree is a sports science (previously Human Movement) degree. He’s a loss to the PE departments of schools across the country!

Well the Masters of Business was likely more relevant.

 

[Ticky009]

You're all missing the point - Member of the AFL Laws Committee!!

Clearly Pav will be chatting to our lawyers about their awful record, and we will soon get that sorted.

 

[mcs095]

Utterly bizarre hey? Jobs for the boys.

Look, think what you may about the appointment, but I'd like to unpack how is this a 'job for the boys'.

What links at the Swans exactly does he have to make it a 'job for the boys'?

The Hall of Industries is a decent legacy for Tom Harley.

Pav has an impressive CV with one exception -executive experience at the level.

JHWF presents decent set of KPIs in above page. I'd add another:
-make a close study of GWS CEO counterpart Dave Matthews. He's prepared to 'thump the table' at AFL House when it's needed.

I think however Pavlich is helped in that very last regard by the fact we have Pridham, who is very, very happy to thump the table as needed as well.

 

[Adnico26Parker]

 

[SM]

Look, think what you may about the appointment, but I'd like to unpack how is this a 'job for the boys'.

What links at the Swans exactly does he have to make it a 'job for the boys'?


I think however Pavlich is helped in that very last regard by the fact we have Pridham, who is very, very happy to thump the table as needed as well.

Where did I say he had a link to the swans?

 

[Kiama Chris]

Look, think what you may about the appointment, but I'd like to unpack how is this a 'job for the boys'.

What links at the Swans exactly does he have to make it a 'job for the boys'?


I think however Pavlich is helped in that very last regard by the fact we have Pridham, who is very, very happy to thump the table as needed as well.

I think the fact that Pav is not a member of the Melbourne Mafia is a positive.

 

[Ticky009]

 

[Ticky009]

 

[WhippingCupcakes]

Keeping an open mind and trusting the club's decision makers.

Related:

Super agent, AFL GM, lawyer: How each club CEO reached the top

Josh Gabelich has taken a look at how each club's CEO progressed to the position

www.afl.com.au

Tom Harley didn't go straight to CEO at the swans. Seems a big jump to me for Pavlich.

 

[sydney_gws]

I think the fact that Pav is not a member of the Melbourne Mafia is a positive.

Maybe a way of helping fend off the Melbourne clubs wanting to shut or severly limit northern academy's down.

 

[WhippingCupcakes]

"Not only did he play more than 350 games at the highest level, he served for more than 11 years on the AFL Players’ Association Board, including three years as President, and was also an advisor on the AFL Laws of the Game Committee for two years.”

Mr Pridham said Mr Pavlich would also bring significant business acumen to the role, having successfully co-founded talent, technology, and brand partnerships business Launchd, where he has served as its Executive Chairman, and assisted the early growth phase of technology, data, and creative services company PMY Group. He also has a Bachelor of Science Degree and a Master of Business Administration both from the University of Western Australia.

Matthew Pavlich appointed Sydney Swans CEO

AFL Hall of Fame member, Matthew Pavlich, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Sydney Swans.

www.sydneyswans.com.au

I would say his plenty qualified.

Isn't the word, afl clubs are a different beast. It's not like running any old business.

 

[RedBloodBlackSwan]

To all the naysayer on here do you really think a board and a president who is very good business man and go through months of a process and go hire a ceo with no experience or business acumen. I’m sorry but Some people have no idea .

I think our chair was particularly attracted to Pavlich’s entrepreneurial success.

I’m hoping Pav can bring that winning, competitive edge to the swans.

Harley was a smooth operator and very well rounded. Perhaps a little too well rounded. I wouldn’t mind Pav extending the elbows a little bit externally and internally.

 

[mcs095]

Where did I say he had a link to the swans?

Well what 'boys club' are you referring to then?

The AFL Industry?

 

[Jack2Jack]

No idea how he'll go as a CEO but probably one of my favourite non-swans as a player. One of the only bearable commentators to.
He's a name who would be fairly respected across the footy industry, we'll see how he goes and how good he is at his job in the long term, but in the shorter term hopefully the name is one any prospective staff/players can get excited about when considering coming to the club.

 

[Ticky009]

Isn't the word, afl clubs are a different beast. It's not like running any old business.

He'd already have contacts in the Agent and Player area due to his role in heading up the Players Association. Was on the AFL Laws committee, has deep history in AFL and a from I can tell a solid background in business.

Clearly the club thought it was sufficient.

 

[SM]

Well what 'boys club' are you referring to then?

The AFL Industry?

Er, yes.

 

[Olian]

Er, yes.

So what you are saying to avoid the boys club is that you want to hire someone with no experience in the AFL industry.

That makes complete sense and that’s how any rationale board should look to hire….

 

[SM]

So what you are saying to avoid the boys club is that you want to hire someone with no experience in the AFL industry.

That makes complete sense and that’s how any rationale board should look to hire….

No I'm saying hiring someone because they had a good reputation on the football field rather than having good off field experience is ****ing dumb. You're seriously trying to say no one else in the AFL industry is better qualified than a second rate commentator?

Maybe we should have made Kane Cornes CEO..

 

[mcs095]

No I'm saying hiring someone because they had a good reputation on the football field rather than having good off field experience is ****ing dumb. You're seriously trying to say no one else in the AFL industry is better qualified than a second rate commentator?

Maybe we should have made Kane Cornes CEO..

That is a very narrow take on his experience. He has done a lot more then be a 'second rate commentator' off the park.

But anyway, whatever. I'm sure you know better than the club board that, by and large, gets a whole lot more of its decisions right than it gets wrong.

 

[The Tilt]

first coxy, now Pav - the slow WA takeover of the swans

in all seriousness, congrats to him! hope he does well for our club.

You missed the President. Pridham is also originally from WA.

 

[SM]

That is a very narrow take on his experience. He has done a lot more then be a 'second rate commentator' off the park.

But anyway, whatever. I'm sure you know better than the club board that, by and large, gets a whole lot more of its decisions right than it gets wrong.

I mean Pav himself said he wasn't considering this 6-7 weeks ago so doesn't that tell you where his head was at? What C-suite experience does he have in a relevant field?

 

[Kiama Chris]

I mean Pav himself said he wasn't considering this 6-7 weeks ago so doesn't that tell you where his head was at? What C-suite experience does he have in a relevant field?

Often we (some of us) complain that people are hired from the same shallow gene pool. We've said it about coaches a lot recently. In the press we often see the same names going round and round in circles, often members of the Melbourne-based "boys club" as per the book of that name.
We often wish we had more fresh blood.
Hardwick has stated clearly that he didn't understand the challenges faced outside Vic until he moved.
Pav is 44 years old and has a range of experience that many don't have. He has a strong and stable board backing him and an experienced executive team.
He has many reasons why he should succeed and no obvious ones why he should fail so I for one will be barracking for him because his success will be the club's success, just like Harley's was.
Just remembering he doesn't coach the team.

 

[SM]

Often we (some of us) complain that people are hired from the same shallow gene pool. We've said it about coaches a lot recently. In the press we often see the same names going round and round in circles, often members of the Melbourne-based "boys club" as per the book of that name.
We often wish we had more fresh blood.
Hardwick has stated clearly that he didn't understand the challenges faced outside Vic until he moved.
Pav is 44 years old and has a range of experience that many don't have. He has a strong and stable board backing him and an experienced executive team.
He has many reasons why he should succeed and no obvious ones why he should fail so I for one will be barracking for him because his success will be the club's success, just like Harley's was.
Just remembering he doesn't coach the team.

No, he's just going to be running the club.