Chairman Seah Moon Ming told ST that Neo Kian Hong is the right man for the job.
"An executive search firm was engaged for the CEO selection process. The list of foreign and local candidates came from metro operators, train system makers as well as corporate and public service leaders.
The selection panel decided to entrust SMRT to a Singaporean with strong personal values and a proven track record in leadership."
Anyone with executive search processes will know that even for appointments like Marketing Directors will take even a few months. Headhunters will tell you that even persuading potential candidates to come for the interviews can be tedious. To settle so quickly for the the new CEO posts smells like salted fish.
"The selection panel decided to entrust SMRT to a Singaporean with strong personal values and a proven track record in leadership."
If that was part of the brief, when then the "global" search bs? If this was not part of the brief, was the quality of the candidates that bad that they changed the brief? The leadership bs was dished out to the public during announcements for the appointment of the not one, not two but THREE ex-military guys for running the same organisation?
"Some of the other candidates say they need to come in and re-structure. But why do you want to turn things upside down?"
Translation: we definitely need a YES MAN who can be bossed around.
Translation: expect more of the same.
"Mr Seah says he knows Mr Neo well...from the 2003 Sars outbreak days...his excellent work helped to contain Sars in Singapore...."
There you have it - straight from the horse's mouth - they have been buddies since 15 years ago if not more. Enough said.
"An executive search firm was engaged for the CEO selection process. The list of foreign and local candidates came from metro operators, train system makers as well as corporate and public service leaders.
The selection panel decided to entrust SMRT to a Singaporean with strong personal values and a proven track record in leadership."
Anyone with executive search processes will know that even for appointments like Marketing Directors will take even a few months. Headhunters will tell you that even persuading potential candidates to come for the interviews can be tedious. To settle so quickly for the the new CEO posts smells like salted fish.
"The selection panel decided to entrust SMRT to a Singaporean with strong personal values and a proven track record in leadership."
If that was part of the brief, when then the "global" search bs? If this was not part of the brief, was the quality of the candidates that bad that they changed the brief? The leadership bs was dished out to the public during announcements for the appointment of the not one, not two but THREE ex-military guys for running the same organisation?
"Some of the other candidates say they need to come in and re-structure. But why do you want to turn things upside down?"
Translation: we definitely need a YES MAN who can be bossed around.
Translation: expect more of the same.
"Mr Seah says he knows Mr Neo well...from the 2003 Sars outbreak days...his excellent work helped to contain Sars in Singapore...."
There you have it - straight from the horse's mouth - they have been buddies since 15 years ago if not more. Enough said.