My CEO Life

Imagine my surprise when i received a google alert today that i had been mentioned in the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH).  As i had not been interviewed by the SMH recently, it was then with enthusiasm and a little curiosity that i opened the online article.  Had someone decided to write about our new business venture, Classified Ad Ventures or perhaps one our investments – ArtsHub, Sports Passion, or Homethinking in the US. Or perhaps they had picked up on some of the articles about the REA Group / realestate.com.au that we had been writing over on Property Portal Watch. Thefore imagine my surprise when it was none of these.

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There has been a bit of press since the announcement of my departure from the REA Group.  While many of the article were essentially reprints of the press release, a couple of online publications have gone a step further.  I tought i would share them with you.

The first is from Global Edge based out of the UK …

http://www.globaledge.co.uk/news/details/global-property-chief-sacked/22821?code=700 

The second is from SmartCompany.com.au in Australia

http://www.smartcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20080805-Realestatecomau-sacks-chief-executive-Simon-Baker-.html

Finally, an article from Business 2 in Australia (always good for a read)

http://www.business2.com.au/2008/08/04/job-vacancy-realestatecomau-ceo/