Darkbeer
03-14-2005, 09:48 AM
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-dissearch14mar14,1,1981111.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
QuikQuote: "What people needed to know was whether outsiders were interviewed for the job, because you can evaluate candidates all day but that doesn't mean they're interested in the job," said Stephen Mader, vice chairman of Christian & Timbers, a New York-based executive search firm. "One way to show that Iger was the best candidate would have been to have far more disclosure about the number of candidates interviewed." In fact, Iger got the CEO job after the only other candidate interviewed by the board withdrew her name on Friday, according to people familiar with the search process. Meg Whitman, a former Disney executive who is currently chief executive of EBay Inc., was interviewed by directors March 6 at a board member's home in Los Angeles.
"Maybe Iger was just the last man standing," said Joe D. Goodwin, a corporate consultant based in Atlanta.
Other critics said Sunday that the lack of clarity and Eisner's involvement in the search sent the wrong signal to the candidates. "The process tends to get tainted by having the incumbent and the insider involved in the process," Goodwin said. "You think, Gee, is the incumbent still going to be involved? Who's in charge of the ship."
QuikQuote: "What people needed to know was whether outsiders were interviewed for the job, because you can evaluate candidates all day but that doesn't mean they're interested in the job," said Stephen Mader, vice chairman of Christian & Timbers, a New York-based executive search firm. "One way to show that Iger was the best candidate would have been to have far more disclosure about the number of candidates interviewed." In fact, Iger got the CEO job after the only other candidate interviewed by the board withdrew her name on Friday, according to people familiar with the search process. Meg Whitman, a former Disney executive who is currently chief executive of EBay Inc., was interviewed by directors March 6 at a board member's home in Los Angeles.
"Maybe Iger was just the last man standing," said Joe D. Goodwin, a corporate consultant based in Atlanta.
Other critics said Sunday that the lack of clarity and Eisner's involvement in the search sent the wrong signal to the candidates. "The process tends to get tainted by having the incumbent and the insider involved in the process," Goodwin said. "You think, Gee, is the incumbent still going to be involved? Who's in charge of the ship."