As many of you know, Judo NZ is currently searching for a new National Business Director. Sensei Rick, ever-vigilant and on the lookout for an opportunity to help and benefit this nationally revered organisation, has since set himself the task of finding a suitable candidate to fulfil the role. In a recent memo to Kong, Sensei Rick reports that he has contacted ex-Telecom CEO, Theresa Gattung, after she expressed an interested in the position. Gattung, Sensei reports, was looking for a new challenge after Telecom and decided that the job description, function description, and person specification provided by Judo NZ were a good fit for an accomplished CEO of a major national or multi-national corporation. Sensei reports that Gattung was excited about the possibility and was sure she had the inside running given that she was “...one of the few people in the Southern hemisphere with the qualifications and background required by the position description.” Unfortunately, Sensei reports, Gattung quickly withdrew her application when she found out what the job was paying. “$60k, you have to be f#$king joking” the ex-CEO of Telecom is reported as saying. “That job’s a 24/7 position and anyone who can meet the requirements would be out of their mind to bill for anything less than $3 mil a year (approx. $60K per week) -- like I used to get.”
While disappointed about having to report Gattung’s eventual decision to withdraw her application, Sensei Rich also notes in his memo that he is not disheartened. He has said to Kong that he remains committed to the task and will now enter into discussions with the only other figure who can meet the requirements — Craig Norgate.
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