Response to media speculation and reports. Two weeks or so ago I accidently posted publicly my thoughts intended to my friends about my future, it seems to have been interpreted a little differently by the media to my actual plans. When I stated I was retiring from being a director of my zoo company this seems to have been grasped by the press as a statement that I would not be running the zoo ???? I have been out of the UK for the past month and mostly with no Internet or very little access whilst visiting some of my conservation projects in Indonesia and South America . I now can see that my private Facebook message was widely circulated and reported upon. Let me answer a number of questions raised by this. I do not wish to be a director anymore as this role deals with the day to day paperwork, compliance and administration of the business. I have managers who are well capable of taking on this role and who already take care of these aspects as I have gradually pulled away over the past 5 years. However I will still be fully in the driving seat as the owner of the company giving direction, guidance and controlling the business from the front. I started 2 international foundations for wildlife conservation in the past 20 years and they have grown into world significant important programmes for critically endangered habitats and species. Therefore to do them justice they need far more of my time. I intend to use the time saved in the general administration of the company with my family and my foundations. My friends know well enough I planned this over 2 years ago. So any suggestion that I will not be controlling the future development of the new Safari Zoo is wrong. So retirement from one small role in the zoo simply gives me more time for creativity and ideas to make the new Safari Zoo even more special and unique than it is now and guarantee that the conservation efforts overseas are as strong and successful for the long term !! David S Gill
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 20:42:13 +0000
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