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For a company that is worth millions of pounds I spend a lot of time shaking my head at their decisions.

 Grey Knight Janitor wrote:
For a company that is worth millions of pounds I spend a lot of time shaking my head at their decisions.

Well, it's worth about 33% fewer millions of pounds than it was a year ago today.

 Azreal13 wrote:

Well, it's worth about 33% fewer millions of pounds than it was a year ago today.

On the other hand, it's worth 100% more millions of pounds than it was today five years ago, around the time when Mr. Roundtree started his job as CFO.

More like internal disappointment, amirite?

Wonderwolf wrote:

 Azreal13 wrote:

Well, it's worth about 33% fewer millions of pounds than it was a year ago today.

On the other hand, it's worth 100% more millions of pounds than it was today five years ago, around the time when Mr. Roundtree started his job as CFO.

Which would be impressive if natural growth in the share market didn't account for a good percentage of that increase (the trend of the stock market is always up, if taken over a long enough period.)

It would also be more impressive of the share price hadn't imploded back in January and wiped millions off their value.

Absolutely no change will come of this. I'doubt this guy even knows a single thing about any of the products GW sells.

Sadly they just don't realise that 40k is successful despite of GW corporate not because of it.

Given the list of possible potential internal candidates, there were some choices I'd rather have seen and some I would have dreaded. We got off lightly with this guy, let's see what he's about, he's been in the company since the 90s, which saw some amazing stuff from GW and he's seen the recent financial bombshells, so perhaps we'll see some changes.

 MeanGreenStompa wrote:
Given the list of possible potential internal candidates, there were some choices I'd rather have seen and some I would have dreaded. We got off lightly with this guy, let's see what he's about, he's been in the company since the 90s, which saw some amazing stuff from GW and he's seen the recent financial bombshells, so perhaps we'll see some changes.

I wouldn't count on it - he remained while the smart ones went elsewhere.

I like how model price comes up and we can still link to another thread that displays 12" tall fully posable plastic kits with quadruple to quintuple the sprues of a GW kit for a grand total of $65 on Amazon making a Wraithknight look like both child's play and an overpriced static mess. A plastic blob that's clam shell and tentacles to glue to it at any price above that of a drop pod is silly.

I'm surprised that they had a potential fan favorite successful C-level officer with industry enthusiasm (and experience, bruddahs!) and he wasn't even interviewed as a token gesture.

We have two points for a line. The third, coming this January, will give us a trend. We all seem to be on point on what to expect, that is if a record number of releases to include poster boys and a full edition didn't stop the loss (even factoring out the stupid incident costs like the website), then a few new bugs and some big stiff for "that game that's not as dead as the Hobbit" aren't going to turn it around.


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 Stormonu wrote:

 MeanGreenStompa wrote:
Given the list of possible potential internal candidates, there were some choices I'd rather have seen and some I would have dreaded. We got off lightly with this guy, let's see what he's about, he's been in the company since the 90s, which saw some amazing stuff from GW and he's seen the recent financial bombshells, so perhaps we'll see some changes.

I wouldn't count on it - he remained while the smart ones went elsewhere.

I think that's the more sensible assumption at this point, sadly. A lot of the big names and talent are all leaving or have left to do other things.

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 Looky Likey wrote:
Its a shame that there isn't a suitable C level exec from a mid to large company out there who is a war gaming fan and willing to troll the GW recruitment process for this job. I'd have loved to have had insight to the GW interview process for this if they had obviously qualified people applying for the job who weren't the chosen one.

From what I read (it was hinted, not specifically stated) the guy from MasterMinis/PaintingBuddha applied for the position (the guy who is a huge miniatures geek and ex-CIO of Aldi). So it's not that people didn't, it's that GW made a dog and pony show when they knew they were going to promote from within.

EDIT: Actually, he says himself on his website that he applied for it:

Michael Bartels wrote:
And I actually applied for this position as I thought that my past experience as Global CIO in a world-wide operating retail business with over 4000 stores and over 20bn in sales, combined with 21+ years of being a hardcore hobbyist and being somewhat of a miniature industry expert would be skills they might look for. Alas, like many others I know of, I wasn't even invited for an interview Maybe those are not the skills they are looking for. *handmotion*

This is exactly what I was hoping for, somebody obviously qualified and willing to confirm how far they got. The average forumite isn't going to have enough of a quality CV to get anywhere near. This confirms my suspicion that they always knew who was going to get the job months ahead of time and all this talk of looking everywhere for the best and brightest was just that.

So they knew from the start they were hiring from within, because anyone sane would have hired this guy. Executive-level experience, retail experience, hobby geek. It has GW written all over it.

Bear in mind Kirby brags about not looking at CV's; it's all about covering letters and attitudes. That said, not offering an interview to a CIO from a much bigger company is pretty stupid you want to grow.

But then, I've heard [citation needed] that the GW board/CxO's don't want GW to grow so big that investors start to take over control, which is the reason for not partnering with HB/De Agnosti again, so I wouldn't be surprised if the above candidate was written off for being too good.

 MrFlutterPie wrote:
In all honesty did anybody really and truly expect GW's new CEO would change the status quo?
I have always expected nothing to change with the new CEO.
*Business as usual*

Thread isn't even a day old.
Did you expect them to change the status quo within 24 hours?

It seems people are disappointed that nobody from this forum became CEO

So, no real change then?

See you in January folks. Same GW time, same GW channel.

Kangodo wrote:
It seems people are disappointed that nobody from this forum became CEO

I think everyone is disappointed because no-one new is in charge.

 MeanGreenStompa wrote:
Given the list of possible potential internal candidates, there were some choices I'd rather have seen and some I would have dreaded. We got off lightly with this guy, let's see what he's about, he's been in the company since the 90s, which saw some amazing stuff from GW and he's seen the recent financial bombshells, so perhaps we'll see some changes.

If I were you, I'd go and see a doctor about that terrible case of optimism fever you're suffering from

We've both been in the hobby long enough to know that GW will change its approach on the same day Lord Lucan walks into the Old Bailey.

 TheKbob wrote:
I like how model price comes up and we can still link to another thread that displays 12" tall fully posable plastic kits with quadruple to quintuple the sprues of a GW kit for a grand total of $65 on Amazon making a Wraithknight look like both child's play and an overpriced static mess. A plastic blob that's clam shell and tentacles to glue to it at any price above that of a drop pod is silly.

I'm surprised that they had a potential fan favorite successful C-level officer with industry enthusiasm (and experience, bruddahs!) and he wasn't even interviewed as a token gesture.

We have two points for a line. The third, coming this January, will give us a trend. We all seem to be on point on what to expect, that is if a record number of releases to include poster boys and a full edition didn't stop the loss (even factoring out the stupid incident costs like the website), then a few new bugs and some big stiff for "that game that's not as dead as the Hobbit" aren't going to turn it around. ... .

To go slightly off topic, as a Tyranid player I have looked at some of the new kits but, since the core rules and codex are too expensive and I did not buy them, there was no point in my giving the additional units more than a cursory glance.

He's the CEO Games Workshop deserves but not the one it needs right now.

As usual, once a company loses its original founders as directors, and goes public, it loses all control and has sold its soul for (often temporary) profit, in exchange for long-term losses.

 Shadow Captain Edithae wrote:
He's the CEO Games Workshop deserves but not the one it needs right now.

You could argue that, looking at the previous financials, putting an accountant in charge is exactly what the company requires (purely from the business perspective of course - I don't think anyone really expects a radical change of policy or a more customer-friendly company).

 Pacific wrote:


You could argue that, looking at the previous financials, putting an accountant in charge is exactly what the company requires

Why? Their reports weren't being filled correctly so they needed someone in charge that could fix that?

 Pacific wrote:

 Shadow Captain Edithae wrote:
He's the CEO Games Workshop deserves but not the one it needs right now.

You could argue that, looking at the previous financials, putting an accountant in charge is exactly what the company requires (purely from the business perspective of course - I don't think anyone really expects a radical change of policy or a more customer-friendly company).

If said accountant was an external hire who could come in and shake some sense into the board, even just as you say in the business sense, sure, but this guy is your standard Kirbydroid 7000 who's been occupying two of the most senior c-level jobs in the company for years now; it's highly unlikely he thinks there's anything wrong with the current direction.

Not much of change, is it?

And the wheels on the bus go round, round,round.....

 mitch_rifle wrote:
And the wheels on the bus go round, round,round.....

I imagine a GW bus would have square wheels.

 Shadow Captain Edithae wrote:

 mitch_rifle wrote:
And the wheels on the bus go round, round,round.....

I imagine a GW bus would have square wheels.

Nah they're just full of holes.

Makes sense considering, having someone coming from the outside with fresh ideas is totally obscene to GW.

Well at least two thing are certain no Sisters of Battle/Bretonnians update for the next 10 years.


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 Grey Knight Janitor wrote:
For a company that is worth millions of pounds I spend a lot of time shaking my head at their decisions.

Yeah now the new stooge has to account for another average 11 Million Pound+ sales loss globally to the share holders.

 SilverDevilfish wrote:

 Shadow Captain Edithae wrote:

 mitch_rifle wrote:
And the wheels on the bus go round, round,round.....

I imagine a GW bus would have square wheels.

Nah they're just full of holes.

Are you daft?

Wheels would require the GW bus to go to its customers. They must ensure everyone will come to them, so it's just a building - painted in Imperial Fist yellow.

 Stormonu wrote:

 SilverDevilfish wrote:

 Shadow Captain Edithae wrote:

 mitch_rifle wrote:
And the wheels on the bus go round, round,round.....

I imagine a GW bus would have square wheels.

Nah they're just full of holes.

Are you daft?

Wheels would require the GW bus to go to its customers. They must ensure everyone will come to them, so it's just a building - painted in Imperial Fist yellow.

With crumbling fortress walls and a moat being slowly filled in with detritus...

 Shadow Captain Edithae wrote:

 mitch_rifle wrote:
And the wheels on the bus go round, round,round.....

I imagine a GW bus would have square wheels.

Don't be ridiculous, they are British, not Canadian.