Serious [ Sports Hub News ] Beware of Indian : Ex-Swimmer take over the SHIT left by INDIAN CEO Manu Sawhney

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https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/oon-jin-teik-be-appointed-new-sports-hub-ceo

Oon Jin Teik to be appointed new Sports Hub CEO
By Stanley Ho

Former national swimmer Oon Jin Teik will be taking on the role of CEO of the Singapore Sports Hub. TODAY FILE PHOTO

Published 22 January, 2018


SINGAPORE — After holding the fort for more than seven months during a period of upheaval at the Singapore Sports Hub, Mr Oon Jin Teik, its acting chief executive officer (CEO), has now been entrusted with the top job, TODAY has learnt.

The parent company of the Singapore Sports Hub, SportsHub Pte Ltd (SHPL), is expected to announce the appointment of Mr Oon, 54, as its new CEO at a media conference on Tuesday (Jan 23).

Mr Oon was the Sports Hub’s chief operating officer before he had to step in temporarily as acting CEO when Mr Manu Sawhney resigned suddenly on May 25 last year.

Before he joined the Sports Hub, Mr Oon was a senior executive for environmental solutions company Hyflux from 2011 to 2014, and was the CEO of national sports governing body Singapore Sports Council (SSC) — now renamed as Sport Singapore — from 2004 to 2010.

The former national swimmer has also been the secretary-general of the Singapore Swimming Association since June 2014.

Mr Oon could not be reached for comment on the latest development.

When asked about the upcoming media conference, which will be hosted by SHPL’s chairman Bryn Jones — a spokesperson said that “corporate announcements and updates related to the Singapore Sports Hub” will be made, but it could not give details ahead of the event.

Mr Oon will be the first Singaporean, born here, to helm the Sports Hub, which is one of the largest sports infrastructure in the world that is run under a public-private partnership.

Frenchman Philippe Collin-Delavaud was the CEO from March 2011 to December 2015, while Mr Sawhney, a Singaporean who was born in India, was appointed in October 2015.

Mr Sawhney’s departure came during an internal investigation over allegations pertaining to his management style, his treatment of employees, and his commercial decisions. He was later cleared of any wrongdoing after the Sports Hub investigated the complaints and decided that no action was warranted.

During Mr Sawhney’s 19-month stint, there were a number of resignations from SPHL’s senior management and staff members.

The most notable departures came in December 2015, when two senior management members from equity partner Global Spectrum Pico — managing director Mark Collins and Ms Daphne Letournel, director of contracts and compliance — left SHPL.

Their moves were said to have been sparked by disagreements over the directions taken during discussions with event organisers and partners in staging events at the Sports Hub.

In February 2016, media reports said that SHPL, led by one of four equity partners InfraRed Capital Partners, was proposing to terminate the contract of Global Spectrum, its venue operation partner, as the SHPL board was reportedly unhappy with the commercial deals undertaken or signed by the latter.

The S$1.33 billion facility was initially plagued by a number of issues after opening its doors in June 2014.

These included the National Stadium’s initial pitch problems and organisers’ complaints about high costs, as well as criticism of its lacklustre events calendar.

But it appears to have resolved its pitch issues since, with the turf drawing praise in recent times for its look and ability to handle heavy usage.

Its calendar of events has also been beefed up, with the National Stadium hosting the sold-out Coldplay concerts, Singapore-Argentina international football friendly, and the International Champions Cup featuring European football sides Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan last year.

 

[bushtucker]

resigned suddenly?! good luck to this sinkie when he discovers the ah neh's skeletons in the closet. :p

 

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Manu Sawhney

 

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https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/20...led-against-sportshub-ceo-for-abuse-of-staff/

Police report had almost been filed against Sportshub CEO for abuse of staff

Published on 2017-05-24 by The Online Citizen
by Kannan Raj

Less than two years in the job, and it looks like the reign of Mr Manu Sawhney as Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore Sports Hub is set to come to an end.

Today, the Straits Times reported that Mr Sawhney’s exit was imminent.

Reports first surfaced last week when TODAY reported that he was on extended leave following an anonymous complaint.

While details of the complaint have not been made public, there were references made to his style of management and poor treatment of staff.

One insider has informed TOC that he had verbally abused certain staff until one of them had a breakdown in the office, and a police report has almost been filed a few months after he took over.

TOC had previously reported in August 2016 how the exodus had been continuing at the Singapore Sports Hub following the appointment of Mr Sawhney as CEO.

A former colleague of Mr Sawhney who worked with him at his previous company ESPN Star Sports told TOC: “Looks like his reign of terror has continued at the Sportshub. Did the Board not do their homework when they hired him and do a reference check about his actions against his staff when he was in ESS?”

While details of the current complaint have not been made public, TOC has been told about how Mr Sawhney has on multiple occasions been abusive towards staff, especially senior management.

Since he took over, the Sportshub has lost various key people such as two senior management members from equity partner Global Spectrum Pico, managing director Mr Mark Collins and Ms Daphne Letourmel, director of contracts and compliance. The consortium said then that the duo were “stepping aside” from their roles.

Two months later, legal director Maud Brotons and head of human resources Tan Ai Sim also parted ways with SHPL. Ai Sim had been on the job for less than six months, and was recruited by Sawhney.

Other senior staff who have left the Sports Hub include Mr Jason Hrick, who was appointed acting managing director after Collins’ departure, Ms Olivia Keenan, who was Head of Legal, Mr Jose Raymond, who was the Sportshub’s senior director for corporate communications and stakeholder management, and Mr Eugene Lee, who was its marketing and communications director.

A former staff of the Sporthub told TOC that the signs were clear and it was rather unfortunate that action had not been taken earlier.

“The Sportshub was marketed as a place where Singaporeans could come to play. It was thus very sad that for its staff, it was a living hell and a nightmare.”

 

[borom]

As usual nobody made to answer (as far as published info goes) for the appointment of foreign talent Sawhney.

As for reign of terror, you only have to take the NE Line to see many of these children of Indian nationals running amok and making a nuisance of themselves in the MRT all the way until Punggol (children of local Indians are well behaved). Good luck to those staying in the suppose to be biggest HDB estate

 

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Mr ong take your early vacation like paper general quack before it is too late n suck in by the deep shitted issues

 

[ToaPehGong]

Mr Oon could not be reached for comment on the latest development.

Cos he's busy shovelling shit? Literally?

 

[Cottonmouth]

He should first disinfect the whole office for filth left behind by that shitskin motherfucker.