Goal management receptive and open to constructive reform

I was surprised at the article in Saturday’s (Feb 4) Irish Examiner citing a culture of secrecy and resistance to reform at the senior management level in Goal.

My experience to date, since taking up the role as chairman of Goal’s Board, is in total variance with the implications made by the ex-board director cited in the article.

On the contrary, I have regularly met with the senior management in the organisation and have found them wholly receptive and open to constructive reform and improvement of internal systems. I have found no culture of secrecy, but rather a working environment that is open to engagement in all of these issues. I would also like to stress that we have a properly structured Audit and Risk Committee and Remuneration Committee that reports to the board directly.