Comms Council: Sorry for the confusion: Zabel’s not our new CEO yet
The Communications Council has insisted that Maragret Zabel is still only its interim CEO, two days after she emailed the organisation’s membership saying that she accepted the job.
In an email from Zabel, headed “Introducing our new CEO”, she told members: “It is an absolute pleasure and privilege to accept the role of leading The Communications Council.”
She the set out her list of priorities for the organisation which is the main industry body for Australia’s advertising agencies.
Zabel, who was previously marketing director at Lion Nathan, concluded the note saying: “I will endeavour to meet as many of you as possible over the coming months and look forward to working closely with you.”
The words ‘piss up’ and ‘brewery’ spring to mind.
The ironically named Communications Council
Looks like they were caught off guard.
But it’s right that they have an apparently competent person in the role for the interim; I like the idea of a former ‘client’ running the industry body for agencies. She’ll have a good perspective, perhaps.
That they are doing a wider search, just in case makes sense; am glad that the Comms Council are not just handing out the job to their friend without due diligence.
That said, I’m sure the irony of the communications “debacle” wont be lost on the Comms Council teams. The ones I’ve met have a sense of humouir. And are good at what they do.
In due course we’ll learn what prompted the curiously prompt exit of the former CEO and Company Secretary of the Comms Council, Daniel Leesong.
Nonetheless, as an industry, let’s back the Comms Council and make sure we get the most out of them.
If it was my money behind this I would be looking closely at whoever is responsible for this ongoing farce, presumably the board, and asking how can we stop the Communications Council becoming a laughing stock. Talk about confirm every critics derision of the business.
Can someone please tell me why we need the communications council?
Can someone please tell me why we need narky anonymous comments?
Can someone please tell me why John Grono is narky about narky comments
Curse you Bill … I think you just out-narked me!
Who are these faceless people on the Board? My guess is some knobs playing their own particular PR game… Some facts please Mumbrella!