SKT Sky Network Television Limited.

[Quantitative Easing]

https://www.nzx.com/announcements/359261

Good move.
I also like the ambitious growth comment

Anyone on here had prior experience or encounters working with Blair Woodbury?

[Ogg]

https://www.nzx.com/announcements/359261

Good move.
I also like the ambitious growth comment

The new CFO:

https://news.vodafone.co.nz/cfoappointment

[Akane]

https://www.nzx.com/announcements/359261

Good move.
I also like the ambitious growth comment

Looks positive. I wonder if it's a good time now for a small top up, hoping I can get in at 13.8c~

[mistaTea]

The new CFO:

https://news.vodafone.co.nz/cfoappointment

LOL.

I think the announcement today is just another nail in the takeover theory coffin.

Why would they bother changing Leadership roles around now if they are just getting absorbed into Vodafone (or any other buyer)?

[winner69]

Anyone on here had prior experience or encounters working with Blair Woodbury?

It's what he learnt from mistaTea that got him this job

Being a CFO boring as .... much better being a thinking fella -...one of those all care no accountability jobs

Big added expense - hope it pays it way

[Quantitative Easing]

It's what he learnt from mistaTea that got him this job

Being a CFO boring as .... much better being a thinking fella -...one of those all care no accountability jobs

Big added expense - hope it pays it way

Haha nothing quite like a part time consultancy role to line the pockets. You can pretty much just state the obvious in your findings.

[Ogg]

LOL.

I think the announcement today is just another nail in the takeover theory coffin.

Why would they bother changing Leadership roles around now if they are just getting absorbed into Vodafone (or any other buyer)?

The new advisory role will enable Mr Woodbury to free up time from core CFO work and draw on his strategic skills

Why not find a new CFO then make the announcement? Why rush this now? Seems strange that all of a sudden they need an extra advisor.

[Mel]

Mr Woodbury has had an opportunity to demonstrate his strategic thinking and I would argue that a good strategic thinker that is able to implement this thinking into financial and commercial outcomes is more valuable than a CFO (appreciating that a good CFO should also possess some strategic ability). In terms of timing, Mr Woodbury had probably expressed a desire to leave and this is their way of retaining his services. I would also like to think that Martin (as opposed to some of the other Exec team) is a good judge of whether Mr Woodbury brings the necessary strategic skills to the table.

Discl: holder of SKT (some at significantly more than the current SP).

[mistaTea]

It's what he learnt from mistaTea that got him this job

OMG. Do you think he kept that diagram I drew for him and showed it to Martin? That probably secured the new job for him?!

The rotter, that job should be mine!

[winner69]

This Blair fellow was a McKinsey guy once— so has the skills to work out what Martin wants to do/say and then come up with whatever is needed to support the case.