Departing SAIF Board: Gov's Actions 'Step Backward'

The Oregonian reported yesterday that Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski told SAIF Corp board members that he has suspended the search for a new CEO, and that he wants CEO Brenda Rocklin to stay through the 2005 legislative session.Though departing board members say the split is amicable, and that they wished to provide the governor with a fresh start for the company, Jon Egge, whose board tenure expired naturally yesterday, told the Oregonian, "It was the Legislature's intent to have the board make the decision about the Saif Corp. CEO. There was a strong feeling this rendered the board as an advisor...