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Has anyone heard of the ECF Personnel Sub-Committee?

I cannot find any mention of this on the ECF main site.

Anyone know who are the members of this sub-committee?

John Wickham, David Anderton, Susan McFarland are on the committee, and report to the President.

Adam Raoof wrote:John Wickham, David Anderton, Susan McFarland are on the committee, and report to the President.

Thanks Adam. What is their remit?

Who is Susan McFarland then?

Carl Hibbard wrote:Who is Susan McFarland then?

Previously Susan Richards, a past CEO.

Roger de Coverly wrote:

Carl Hibbard wrote:Who is Susan McFarland then?

Previously Susan Richards, a past CEO.

and mother to Heather Richards.

It is rather odd that the personnel sub-committee consists of just one director IMO.

Sean Hewitt wrote:It is rather odd that the personnel sub-committee consists of just one director IMO.

I checked and the other members are the President and the Finance Director, so that makes more sense. The committee is intended to be a mix of Directors and non-Directors.

Thanks Adam as always.

That's a most unusual set up in my experience. Out of interest, how are appointments to the Personnel Committee made? I don't recall ever voting on it.

Sean Hewitt wrote:Thanks Adam as always.

That's a most unusual set up in my experience. Out of interest, how are appointments to the Personnel Committee made? I don't recall ever voting on it.

I am not sure exactly how the appointments are made, but I would think it unusual to have a vote for this kind of committee. Their main role would be intervention in sensitive personnel / HR issues within the permanent staff, not chess-related matters.

Adam Raoof wrote:

Sean Hewitt wrote:Thanks Adam as always.

That's a most unusual set up in my experience. Out of interest, how are appointments to the Personnel Committee made? I don't recall ever voting on it.

I am not sure exactly how the appointments are made, but I would think it unusual to have a vote for this kind of committee. Their main role would be intervention in sensitive personnel / HR issues within the permanent staff, not chess-related matters.

Adam - Apologies for being cryptic! I was trying to say that it's unusual to have non-directors on such a body and was asking, in a roundabout way, how they got there!