The executive chairman of NFoPP – parent body of the NAEA and ARLA – has left the organisation.
NAEA managing director Mark Hayward confirmed the departure of the chairman yesterday afternoon but declined to be drawn on speculation.
He said that no decision had yet been made as to whether to appoint a successor to Michael Finn MBE.
Finn was appointed in October 2013 after an advertisement in the Sunday Times.
Finn took up the newly created role to facilitate the running of the NFoPP board and provide strategic counsel to the organisation.
In the 2013/2014 annual report, he wrote that he had been “delighted” to be invited to be the first executive chairman of the NFoPP board, and said he was finding the challenges “more exciting than envisaged”.
A chartered surveyor, he had been an equity partner in Drivers Jonas for 22 years. He has also worked for Vail Williams.
His MBE was in recognition of his contribution to building standards.
* While entirely unrelated, as we understand, to Finn’s departure, this month marks an anniversary. In March last year, Finn introduced a survey of NAEA members which asked them for their views on a number of topics, including asking them what they thought of the NAEA brand.
Comments (4)
First job for the new man? Interview Stephen Jury to head up press and PR.
Gaw blimey Mr Wood – I didn’t think you hated Mr Jury THAT much… let the lad have a job that isn’t a complete vertical climb for once!
;o)
Hands off, I appreciate Stephen was only a glorified secretary for the true marketing genius but I think he has potential; he will have learned a lot at the apron strings of the master marketeer.
An opportunity exists to grab hold of that talent and deliver an honest appraisal of Agency to a media that has been spoon-fed a parallel universe view of industry disruption, such a talent would be wasted on an organisation that has become the main marketing outlet for Olivetti printers.
Man leaves job shocker.