Applications for the position of chief executive opened on April 26 and O’Connor is leading the search. The chief executive is somebody who has to understand organisational change and cultural change, and have the ability to inspire people. We are obliged to follow the template that has been set out for us in the Golf Ireland proposal. Plus, the chief executive must be able to win the confidence of other stakeholders over whom they do not have authority. That is particularly the case regarding governance and we have already set up a subcommittee of the transition board to look at that.

Source: Irish Examiner May 20, 2019 17:03 UTC