Bishop Museum Names Interim President - International Search for New Director Begins
Bishop Museum has named Michael Chinaka to be the Museum’s Interim President when President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Brown departs in mid-January, 2007, according to President Brown. Chinaka is the Museum’s Chief Financial Officer.
Brown also announced the members of the Executive Search Committee. They include Bishop Museum Trustee Dr. Charman J. Akina (Chairman), David C. Hulihee, Isabella A. Abbott, Ph.D., Haunani Apoliona, H. Mitchell D’Olier, Russell K. Okata, Gulab Watumull, Walter A. Dods, Jr., Allen Allison, Ph.D., and Amy Miller.
The committee has secured an international search organization, Morris & Berger from Glendale , California , to assist with the international search. Founded in 1984, Morris and Berger is a generalist executive search firm that has developed a specialty practice serving the nonprofit sector, including performing and visual arts and institutions of higher learning. The company was named to the list of “50 Leading Search Firms in North America ” in The Executive Recruiter News and also named Outstanding Executive Search Firm in John Lucht’s 1995 edition of Rites of Passage at $100,000+.
“We selected Morris & Berger because they have a special sensitivity for working with diverse constituencies and for the collaborative and consensus-oriented decision-making process of nonprofit organizations, “says Dr. Akina.
An executive search of this type typically takes 3 to 12 months, according to Dr. Akina. Interested applicants may contact Dr. Jay V. Berger at (818) 507-1234; or by fax at (818) 507-4770; or by email at jberger@morrisberger.com; Or visit their web site at www.morrisberger.com.
For more information about Bishop Museum or the international Executive Search, call (808) 847-3511 or visit www.bishopmuseum.org.
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