Who is John Bean? Why is this accountant a forefront piece in the organization.

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[Hey Connor, It's Mess]

John's position in the organization is part of the long-con to acquire his son for our blueline.

[Freeway]

When the Saddledome flooded to the 12th row, John Bean was the point person on the Flames side, juggling the City, insurance companies and ownership's needs... and somehow got the building open within three months.

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by Freeway

When the Saddledome flooded to the 12th row, John Bean was the point person on the Flames side, juggling the City, insurance companies and ownership's needs... and somehow got the building open within three months.

Yeah, that is pretty impressive actually.

[Yeah_Baby]

RE: The leadership books discussion

I don't' think it's non sensical as some, especially within the context of corporate leadership and its intersection with sport. Generally speaking leadership starts with leading the self, and part of that process is the internal and external work to do that. Be it reading Covey, Maxwell, Sinek, or Brown. It's pretty much a whole industry at this point.

The intersection with sports happens at the team building and team leading side of that. I've been to leadership conferences etc where the guest speaker is usually a former or current coach, or hockey ops person, etc.


Now is that presser the time for Bean to engage with this in that manner? Probably not, but I get why he did.

[Freeway]

Sorry, I wasn't sure if anybody wanted an actual answer or not.

[EldrickOnIce]

The accountant (for size)

Spoiler!

[IamNotKenKing]

Originally Posted by BigFlameDog

What in the actual frik is happening in here? I feel like Bean was hired for his business acumen and not his ability to cut a promo. Clearly the guy was uncomfortable and was thrown into the fire. Not everyone can be Ken King charming.

The guy was charming… 😊

[IamNotKenKing]

Originally Posted by Freeway

Sorry, I wasn't sure if anybody wanted an actual answer or not.

He’s received plenty, he just doesn’t get it!

Ken was President, CEO, and Vice-Chairman and John Bean was CFO, then when Ken started to get really sick, Ken moved to solely Vice-Chair position, and John moved up to President and CEO.
Ken did as much forward facing as he could until he was too sick to do so.
Then John took over.
Treliving did all media for hockey related items, while John did business side.
Now that Tre is not here, John is the one.
Maloney or new GM will be media for hockey related items.
John will likely be there to show organisational support.
It really is that simple.

[Hot_Flatus]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Maybe he's an Oilers spy.

I was going to go slightly more perverse with it, but really, an Oilers spy would be pretty low.

[Royle9]

Originally Posted by IamNotKenKing

He’s received plenty, he just doesn’t get it!

Ken was President, CEO, and Vice-Chairman and John Bean was CFO, then when Ken started to get really sick, Ken moved to solely Vice-Chair position, and John moved up to President and CEO.
Ken did as much forward facing as he could until he was too sick to do so.
Then John took over.
Treliving did all media for hockey related items, while John did business side.
Now that Tre is not here, John is the one.
Maloney or new GM will be media for hockey related items.
John will likely be there to show organisational support.
It really is that simple.

I think the root of the issue is this fan base was spoiled having Ken for as long as we did, through good times and bad Ken was always forward facing, honest and up front. Rarely did he deflect questions, never saw him slam his fingers on the table to try and emphasize a point or raise his tone to the media/fans alike.

John's first big kick at the media can and he's come across horribly to not only the media but the entire fanbase. Just wasn't a good look, and honestly probably made it worse.

[squiggs96]

Originally Posted by calgarywinning

I get that as stated. But why is an accountant running a hockey team?

John has Bean (been) with CSEC for over 13 years. He was named COO of it in 2013, President in 2018, and CEO in 2019. He is responsible for the operations of the Flames, Stampeders, Roughnecks, Wranglers, and Hitmen. He dealt with the flood restoration and is a governor or alternate governor on the teams above.

Bean runs the business side of CSEC. He isn't running a hockey team, in terms of the players. He has a say in the hockey team, but there are (were) a President of Hockey Operations, GM, AGMs, head coaches, assistant coaches, scouts, video analysts, trainers, equipment managers, etc. who deal with that side. Bean doesn't run the power play, although sometimes it looks like an accountant is telling the players what to do. There is a difference between President of the company and President of Hockey Operations. Bean is the highest ranking person in the company.

The Washington Capitals President is Dick Patrick. He was (is?) a lawyer and developed commercial real estate. He held the title of COO before being named President, and is in charge of the Capitals, Wizards, and Mystic, as well as Capital One Arena.

The Capitals team is just one example and there are others out there. Jake Reynolds, a former Chief Revenue Officer with a degree in Business Management, is the President of the New Jersey Devils. Kevin Acklin is the President of Business Operations for the Penguins. He has an undergradutate degree from Harvard and a law degree from Georgetown. He was was the general counsel for the Penguins before being promoted. The Ducks' President is Aaron Teats, who started as a radio broadcaster, moved to the business side, spent time as the Chief Marketing Officer, and led the ticket sales.

If you have a problem with the Flames "bringing out an accountant" (which is not at all what they are doing) then you probably have a problem with the Capitals and Penguins "bringing out a lawyer" and the Ducks bringing out a ticket scalper. Many Presidents of companies started out as accountants. Do you ask why they are having an accountant as the head of their companies too?

[Jethro Choicebro]

We could use an accountant to decipher what hell this thread is about

[D as in David]

In order for John Bean to have become a chartered accountant, he would have had to graduate with an under-grad degree from an accredited university/college. Entrance to a university program requires that he would have had graduated from a high school which means that at some point he was a high schooler.

Why is a high schooler at the forefront of an NHL organization?

[All In Good Time]

Originally Posted by BigFlameDog

What in the actual frik is happening in here? I feel like Bean was hired for his business acumen and not his ability to cut a promo. Clearly the guy was uncomfortable and was thrown into the fire. Not everyone can be Ken King charming.

After letting it sit overnight, my guess is mushrooms

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by D as in David

In order for John Bean to have become a chartered accountant, he would have had to graduate with an under-grad degree from an accredited university/college. Entrance to a university program requires that he would have had graduated from a high school which means that at some point he was a high schooler.

Why is a high schooler at the forefront of an NHL organization?

Let's take this further back. At some point you could assume he was a small child, and further back a toddler, even further back a baby. Before that? A fetus. His earliest form was a Zygote.

Why is a former Zygote running an NHL organization?

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Sec214

Ken King was Calgary. When I think of this city and the true people of this city he is the definition.

Kind hearted, Loyal, Resilient, Hardworking.

He may not have always been right or done what the majority wanted but he always was accountable to the people who depended on his vision, guidance and support.

Ken King was a good jovial, firm-handshake, strong pat you on the back face of the Flames who cared about the organization and fans. He had his fair share of criticism, controversies, and enemies made in the city from his newspaper days. Everyone has their positives and negatives and I'm sure that we should not be judging Bean only on his press conference just as we shouldn't put Ken King on a pedestal jersey.

[Zarley]

Those damn dirty accountants!

[Reggie Dunlop]

Who is John Galt?

[Muta]

Well if the commercials are any indication, John Bean needs to be pointing at construction projects, hanging out from the open door of moving helicopter in order to prove his accounting clout.