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Red Hat's Ex, Jim Whitehurst, Is Now Temporary CEO at Unity Software
- clubm8 3y agoIs there such a thing as a temp agency for CEOs and if so can I put in my CV?
- naikrovek 3y agoyou gotta know other CEOs from serving on Company Boards, or be extremely good friends with someone who is, AND have all the skills necessary to do the job easily. about references like this: getting references for this kind of work can be difficult, because to someone of that economic tier, keeping your reputation up and your network connections strong are the most valuable secondary skills you can have. vouching for someone who would not be a good CEO would kill your reputation, so it doesn't really happen among the highest tier of companies. Also, boards usually vote on these things, even for interim positions, so .. ya gotta know other CEOs from serving with them on boards. good work of you can get it, I'm sure.
- scns 3y ago> vouching for someone who would not be a good CEO would kill your reputation, so it doesn't really happen among the highest tier of companies. Are you sure?
- clubm8 3y agoi tire of talk about reputation when whole social networks made of juked stats have risen and fallen. the highest tier of companies are the ones you have not heard of, or if you have, no one dreams of leading because they're boring, making solid profits over and over while ad men try to so AMC in real life
- alephnerd 3y agoYes. There are executive recruiters. IYKYK.
- gmerc 3y agoNo recruiter here - he’s Silverlake advisor, who are a major shareholder. They fired riccitello and flew in their guy.
- clubm8 3y agoUnderstood, sorry to divert the topic. Off I go back to morning tea and conversation.
- johngossman 3y agoThat’s what executive recruiters do. And it’s not that uncommon to have an interim CEO. Sometimes a company needs an outsider and the board may even demand the current management is not involved in the search. Strangely enough, sometimes small companies will have part-time CEOs and CFOs, often recruited through an agency. Obviously doesn’t apply to a company of this scale or a person at Jim’s level.
- hnthrowaway0315 3y agoI wonder if he is going to be permanent.
- RedShift1 3y agoIs this a good thing or a bad thing?
- gumballindie 3y agoDoes it matter? Cat’s out of the bag. Unity has been freed to focus on other things important for the society.
- readyplayernull 3y agoSince Jim didn't step back the fee per install plan for 2024, means Unity CEO's are just dummies.
- worthless-trash 3y agoHaving worked under Jim (indirectly), he's not a fan of quick decisions. I imagine he's spending time talking to actual customers and all those involved in the decision.
- ffgjgf1 3y agoYou can now pay a 2% royalty instead which seems reasonable
- glimshe 3y agoReasonable until they bait-and-switch customers again. Trust is gone.
- sprite 3y agoI thought they removed the per install fee?
- readyplayernull 3y agoThey now call it "engagement", see Unity Pro tab: https://unity.com/runtime-fee-estimator https://unity.com/runtime-fee-estimator