Paul… correct and I even know one or two that carry the same title whilst working in the corridors of government being directors of their various departments and or services.pwrmoore wrote:But is there not a difference between being on the board of directors with legal responsibility for the oversight of a company and holding the job title of "Director" which may or many not indicate that you are on the board of directors but generally means you have significant day-to-day management responsibility for all (or part of) said company?Cockatrice wrote: Of course a quick check at Company House shows that no such person was ever listed as a Director of either the RNIB or RNIB (NI)... and as rooster says the RNIB CEO just recently retired which is the mistake I made in my original post.
Indeed did you know that the person in question was a Director in the Youth Justice Agency between 2004 and 2010 a not insignificant position yet one not widely reported if at all in the frenzy of information that came out at the time of the appointment.
What of course was highlighted was General Manager of H&W followed by Head of Coca Cola in Central Russia and then Managing Director of BP ending up as Chief Executive Officer for the RNIB.
Yet for six years immediately leading up to the announcement working for a body of the Northern Ireland Executive. For me I see nothing to be ashamed off in saying that is what I was and this is what I did but maybe it was the press that sold us the dream.
How many of those other big four are true and why did the press overlook six years of government employment at senior level. I would love to hear if any have changed their views since way back when one or two posters including some no longer with us exposed a few gaps in the roles above...
Anyway penned FOI to the RNIB, the RNIB (NI) and also to one of the shell companies that RNIB operate under in Norn Iron so hopefully the response will provide clarification although not pinning my hopes on the shell company getting back any time soon.