Folks, the Board has already
voted and approved a motion that stated Dr. Michel was a suitable candidate and
to tender an offer of employment, which has been done. I can’t imagine what
damage it would do to the reputation of our organization if we backed off a job
offer, and furthermore, I don’t know to what extent Dr. Michel has possibly acted
to his detriment in reliance of our job offer.
The Directors, who signed
the confidentiality statement, had access to all candidate resumes of everyone
considered weeks before the final selection, ample time to do whatever due diligence
anyone saw fit, including dialogue with your colleagues on the CEO Search
Committee. This debate should have happened weeks ago, in the Board room and
before, not weeks later because you didn’t agree with the outcome in the Board
room.
Over the years, when I was a
Director, there were numerous significant motions passed by a majority of the Board
that I did not agree with, and some of those I was very upset about, but I
never tried to torpedo the decision. Once the Board made the decision, I respected
it. We all should do the same. There was a process used that was approved by
the Board. The group carried out their assignment as the Board directed. A recommendation
was made and a majority of the Board voted to extend a job offer. We need to
respect the process, and proceed with the Board meeting to elect Dr. Michel CEO
and Secretary.
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Rick – K5UR