CVB board member Chip Carley was quoted in today’s SDN about his concern for the process:
“I’m concerned it’s being controlled by a couple of people. This position is critical.”
Carley noted he is not the only person who shares his views.“I just encourage you and the rest of the members of that committee to be very diligent and maybe expand the search to more candidates. … We can’t just settle this time. … We’ve got to have the right person in this job.”
Add to that mix this (unverified) quote from the comments section on the first CEO update:
“I was told Terry Kemp cut one qualified candidate personally that had much more experience than anyone being interviewed. He is afraid this candidate would come in and read the books and realize what a cluster the Partnership is and how bad the leadership has been the past 7 years. Trust me it wasn’t all David Thornell’s fault. Financially, the Parntership has been run so irresponsible and much money has been squandered. Terry Kemp cut this candidate because he knew he would be replaced on the board by this particular candidate and would not be involved in the process anymore. This whole process has been a sham and needs to be looked into and made public. This same good ole boy network is holding Starkville back again and it is ridiculous. We deserve better and we should start holding these people accountable for their actions.”
What makes that quote interesting is that it is from one of the posters who broke the Thornell resignation story.
I also was told that Craig Denson, Starkville native and former MDA employee, was cut from the “short list” pretty early on. Is that the above mentioned “qualified candidate?”
Are we heading down the same path?
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