Former CEO of the Australian Computer Society Kim Denham has taken the society to the Federal Court for misleading or deceptive conduct.
Former ACS CEO: Kim Denham
(Credit: Australian Computer Society)
The case was filed in July of this year and has been answered by the Australian Computer Society (ACS), which filed its defence on 24 August.
Denham left her position as CEO of the society in May after barely more than a year on the job, and only two months before filing the court case. The society had given no reason for her departure and according to ARN, declined to say whether she had been made redundant, stating privacy reasons.
She was replaced by the society's general manager of finance and business services Sam Burrell who had also been the acting CEO before she had been appointed.
Denham had over 20 years experience in the ICT industry before taking up the mantle, including management roles with Ericsson Australia, Western Australian Newspapers, Tourism Western Australia and CSBP Limited.
"The ACS never comments on any legal matters and neither do we comment on employees matters, as those are private matters between the ACS and the employee," said a spokesperson for the organisation.
A directions hearing is scheduled for 20 October.
This is the most exciting thing that has happened to the ACS in it's entire lifetime!!
Be interesting to read the transcript if it goes to trial.....
I see somebody over at ARN reckons her track record is possibly a bit, err, "patchy"... makes you wonder how the ACS evaluate potential candidates for these positions.