CCHL tight-lipped over post-Tim Boyd negotiations with Decipher

CCHL tight-lipped over post-Tim Boyd negotiations with Decipher
CCHL is in talks with recruitment firm Decipher over the hiring of its former CEO, Tim Boyd. (Image: CCHL)
Oliver Lewis
After the abrupt departure of its chief executive, Christchurch council’s holding company is in “commercial negotiations” with the firm that helped recruit him. Tim Boyd, the erstwhile CEO of Christchurch City Holdings Ltd (CCHL), left the company on Sept 30, bringing forward his resignation following a BusinessDesk investigation that uncovered multiple undefended civil judgments against him in the United States as well as other serious allegations. The investigation prompted CCHL to bring in law firm Lane Neave to c...

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