New CEO

[Koko22]

Tony Mestrov gets the gig I wish him well. Why would Penn give Buzz the announcement for his **** column and not let the members get it first? The people running our club have no idea how to embrace members.


The Manly Sea Eagles are to appoint Greyhounds NSW boss Tony Mestrov as their new chief executive to replace Stephen Humphreys.

The former Manly and South Sydney Rabbitohs forwards is regarded in the corporate world as one of sport’s sharpest business minds.

Manly chairman Scott Penn has revealed Mestrov, 52, was previously interviewed when the job was last advertised three years ago.

“Tony was firmly in the mix but he didn’t quite have the hardened chief executive’s experience,” Penn said.

“Since then he has done an incredibly good job with greyhound racing to lift the profile of the sport.

“He’s a Manly man and a really impressive guy. It was a no-brainer this time.”

Mestrov beat NRL executive and former front-rower Jason King for the role.

Manly has had much front-office upheaval in the last decade.

Mestrov becomes their sixth CEO in eight years, following Humphreys, Lyall Gorman, Tim Cleary, Joe Kelly and David Perry.

 

[double hoops]

We've hired a new prop.

 

[Nordburg]

Like it.Good to hear Jason King went for the job,hopefully he gets more experience elsewhere before he is inevitably required to interview again at Manly

 

[mave]

Great.

Probably a mortal enemy of PVL, or at least direct competition for gambling $$.

Bring it on bitches.

 

[mave]

Hopefully old mate can at least see the season out.

 

[Snake]

Shame Kingy couldn’t get the gig...you can bet he would have embraced the fans and members.

 

[Mitch]

Penn is right in what he said about the job Tony has done with Greyhounds NSW.

He’s taken them from literally extinction, to a point where prize money has now increased significantly with races such as The Million Dollar Chase.

He’ll leave them in a great space and hopefully come in and maintain that success with us

 

[CoreyWaddellSuperFan]

Tony Mestrov gets the gig I wish him well. Why would Penn give Buzz the announcement for his **** column and not let the members get it first? The people running our club have no idea how to embrace members.

Could not agree more.

 

[Sheikheagle]

Shame Kingy couldn’t get the gig...you can bet he would have embraced the fans and members.

Agree hopefully his time will come. He has Maroon and White blood.

 

[mickqld]

Hope Tony has thick skin. Good luck dealing with the Penns and dementia Des.

 

[HK_Eagle]

So, his greatest opposition to attaining the position was from another ex-prop. Good grief this sport is so far behind professionalism it makes me cry and pi$$ my pants at the same time.

 

[mickqld]

So, his greatest opposition to attaining the position was from another ex-prop. Good grief this sport is so far behind professionalism it makes me cry and pi$$ my pants at the same time.

Mate it's run by used car salesmen, alcoholics and gambling junkies. What do you expect.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Mate it's run by used car salesmen, alcoholics and gambling junkies. What do you expect.

It's scary how close to the truth this is.

 

[OneEyedEagle]

Shame Kingy couldn’t get the gig...you can bet he would have embraced the fans and members.

Funny that, when I suggested either Tooves or Kingy I got shot down in a hail of bullets by a few so called experts here, lucky I have thick skin to keyboard warriors.

CFO Paul Murray leaving

 

[globaleagle]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/superracing/tony-mestrov-to-leave-grnsw-to-take-up-ceo-role-at-manly-sea-eagles/news-story/efe8a82e6b625ea0ef10e3770bbfaabc

Here be another link...

TONY Mestrov, the man heralded for picking NSW greyhound racing up off the canvas, is poised to leave his position as CEO of Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW).
Mestrov is set to take up the role as chief executive officer of the Manly Sea Eagles, the club he made his first grade debut for back in 1990.

At the helm of GRNSW since October 2017, Mestrov has overseen a spectacular resurgence of NSW greyhound racing, following on from the NSW government’s mooted ban of the sport back in 2016.

In the past five years, Mestrov has presided over a period that’s seen NSW greyhound racing go from strength-to-strength both on and off the track.

 

[mickqld]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/superracing/tony-mestrov-to-leave-grnsw-to-take-up-ceo-role-at-manly-sea-eagles/news-story/efe8a82e6b625ea0ef10e3770bbfaabc

Here be another link...

TONY Mestrov, the man heralded for picking NSW greyhound racing up off the canvas, is poised to leave his position as CEO of Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW).
Mestrov is set to take up the role as chief executive officer of the Manly Sea Eagles, the club he made his first grade debut for back in 1990.

At the helm of GRNSW since October 2017, Mestrov has overseen a spectacular resurgence of NSW greyhound racing, following on from the NSW government’s mooted ban of the sport back in 2016.

In the past five years, Mestrov has presided over a period that’s seen NSW greyhound racing go from strength-to-strength both on and off the track.

It's awesome news that we find out through what's the buzz. Not like the owners would have the decency or sense to inform the members first.

 

[master blaster]

It's awesome news that we find out through what's the buzz. Not like the owners would have the decency or sense to inform the members first.

I agree.I think its time for another change. I think the Penn has run out of ink

 

[Real Deal]

While I wish Mestrov well, I am gonna sound like a party pooper. Another CEO from an organisation that gets most of it's revenue from gambling? I am a little weary of the encroachment of gambling in sport in general and the NRL in particular. V'Landys from racing, Mestrov from Greyhounds. Sportsbet, Pointsbet, Centrebet and so on. A bit of a punt is one thing, but I think gambling is ruining the game. I hope he does well though. I would wish him luck, but that sounds like gambling!

 

[MadMarcus]

Mate it's run by used car salesmen, alcoholics and gambling junkies. What do you expect.

It's scary how close to the truth this is.

He probably should have noted that Politis sells new cars as well. Otherwise entirely accurate IMO.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

It’s a poison chalice anyway , **** me who’d take it on !!