You need a firm hand on the tiller, but isn't it time we look a little closer to home? Both men are on the way out and while the new, incoming chairman will be a Kiwi, maybe the chief executive should be too. This is most evident in the public sector, where British appointees, in particular, are rife in both national and local government. The public sector doesn't have a happy record with overseas appointees. STUFF Former Ministry of Education chief executive Lesley Longstone only lasted 15 months in the job.

Source: Stuff August 07, 2018 18:00 UTC