You better really worry then - Niall FitzGerald is Chairman of the Smurfit Business School as well as Munster Rugby.Dave Cahill wrote:I think that we can comprehensively and objectively say that they don't. I don't know many Leinster supporters, on this board at least, that have turned a revenue neutral development into a €15m debt that can't be repaid, losing ownership of their half of the stadium company and losing their option on the other half and on the freehold for 70 years. Indeed had any of those Board members run their employers companies as poorly as they've run Munster Rugby there'd probably have to be a tribunal.janeymac08 wrote:
Munster have a Commercial Board, most of them who know a hell of a lot more about commerce than the entire Leinster fan base put together. (See list of who they below).
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MUNSTER RUGBY COMMERCIAL BOARD MEMBERS:
Niall FitzGerald: Chairman, Leverhulme Trust (retired chairman of Unilever UK). https://www.irishtimes.com/business/fri ... -1.2137093
Patrick Coveney: CEO, Greencore
David Cronin: CEO, UL Foundation
Leslie Buckley: Chairman, Independent News and Media.
Tony Keohane: Chairman, Ervia and Repak
Ken Murphy: Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Dee Forbes: Director General, RTE
Gilbert Little: Director, Ammeon Ltd
Keith Wood: Director, W2 Consulting
Killian Hurley: CEO, Mount Anvil
Gerry O'Shea: President, Munster Rugby
Garrett Fitzgerald: CEO, Munster Rugby
Gerry O'Loughlin: Independent Chairman, Management Committee, Munster Rugby
John Hartery: Professional Game Board Representative
Tom Kinirons: Independent Chair, Finance Committee, Munster Rugby
Enda Lynch: Commercial and Marketing Manager, Munster Rugby
Doug Howlett: Corporate Ambassador, Munster Rugby
PS - the only mistake Munster have made is actually trying to repay a loan with interest from the IRFU, while the IRFU gives out free loans to the FAI for the Aviva stadium. The Commercial Board have obviously told the IRFU to p1$$ off. There is no advantage to Munster Rugby in owning its own Stadium outright. Let the IRFU carry the risk as well as the benefits.