The purpose behind Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis’ potential exit as membership chairman has been revealed amid extra off-field turmoil for the picket spooners.
The membership’s majority shareholder, the Holman Barnes Group, beforehand invited Hagipantelis to face down from his position days after being reappointed.
Hagipantelis rejected the suggestion and refused to take heed to the group’s request for him to cease placing himself out within the media based on WWOS.
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The Tigers chairman reportedly repeatedly holds lengthy lunches with journalists, along with his media campaigning upsetting the highly effective group who run the Wests Ashfield Leagues Club.
The Holman Barnes Group have additionally orchestrated an exterior governance and tradition evaluate which can look at each Hagipantlis and Justin Pascoe’s roles throughout the membership.
If Hagipantelis was the depart, the membership would lose a close to $1 million-a-year sponsorship cope with his firm Bryden’s Lawyers.
However, Tigers powerbrokers are reportedly contemplating bringing in former NSW premier and ex-Tigers chairman Barry O’Farrell on to the board.
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Australian Olympic Committee John Coates can also be being thought of for a place with the present board having seven administrators and may maintain as much as 9.
Board member Tony Andreacchio was the person who spoke on behalf of the Holman Barnes Group when asking Hagipantelis to face down.
He advised the SMH: “Independent directors are always open up to review to see who is available and who would like to come on.
“It’s something we’re holding off on until the end of this review. Until then, there’ll be no further action. I don’t want to derail the review in any shape or form.”
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