Nykamp poursuit l'ACS: 1,75 millions $
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Nykamp poursuit l'ACS: 1,75 millions $
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Nykamp launches suit against CSA
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Fred Nykamp is suing the Canadian Soccer Association for more than $1.75 million in a bizarre case that comes amid months of turmoil within the national organization.
The statement of claim, filed Oct. 10 with the Superior Court of Ontario and formally served Monday on the CSA, alleges Nykamp was the victim of wrongful hiring and firing.
Nykamp says he left his job as chief executive officer of Canada Basketball to accept the position of CEO with the CSA on May 24. He says he was then informed in late July that his hiring needed approval by the CSA board of directors. The board -- made up of the executive committee plus the presidents of each provincial organization -- then voted not to ratify Nykamp's employment agreement at a meeting Aug. 26.
"I think that this is the most outrageous case of a wrongful hiring," said Nykamp's lawyer John Gibson. "Fred had a secure position, he was doing extremely well with Canada Basketball, and the CSA selection committee made all kinds of representations to him, on which he relied, and really, that's the heart of our claim."
CSA vice-president Victor Montagliani said the organization had no comment on the lawsuit.
"It's in the hands of our lawyers and they'll do what is necessary with respect to any legal proceedings, so I'm sure that will occur," said Montagliani.
The CSA had 10 days to file a notice of intent to defend.
Nykamp is asking for just over $1.22 million in damages for negligent misrepresentation.
The statement of claim also calls for $432,000 in damages for breach of contract and wrongful dismissal, $100,000 for punitive and exemplary damages, plus compensation for other expenses.
The CSA's fiscal budget for 2007 is some $12.5 million.
The lawsuit comes days before the CSA's general meeting in Ottawa, and is the latest bit of controversy for the national organization, which is currently without a president, CEO, or technical director. CSA president Colin Linford resigned as president one day after the board voted against the Nykamp hire.
The CSA board will meet Saturday to decide on an acting president from one of the two vice-presidents: Montagliani or Dominic Maestracci. A new president will be elected at the next general meeting, currently scheduled for May 2008.
According to Nykamp's statement of claim, the Ancaster, Ont., native signed an offer of employment from the CSA on May 22, ending a six-month search for a CEO by the CSA's selection committee. The CSA held a news conference in Toronto announcing the hiring two days later.
The statement claims Nykamp wasn't informed by the CSA that his hiring needed board approval, saying he never would have resigned from Canada Basketball had he known.
Nykamp was set to make $190,000 with the CSA, plus bonuses that boosted his potential salary to more than $280,000. His Canada Basketball salary plus bonuses paid him approximately $200,000 a year.
The statement also says Nykamp didn't get paid for work he did on an ad hoc basis for the CSA prior his official start date of Aug. 1, including attending meetings with the CSA staff, meeting with the national women's team coaching staff, and attending FIFA under-20 World Cup games where he was requested to wear the CSA's "official" necktie identifying him as a member of the CSA executive.
The CSA has been embroiled in controversy over the past few months, first over the hiring of the national men's coach, then the Linford resignation.
Canada failed to score a goal at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, and then women's team bowed out of the World Cup in China in the first round, prompting harsh words from women's head coach Even Pellerud over what he sees as a lack of support from the national organization for his program.
Des nouvelles fraîches:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2007/10/ ... _suit_csa/
Nykamp launches suit against CSA
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Fred Nykamp is suing the Canadian Soccer Association for more than $1.75 million in a bizarre case that comes amid months of turmoil within the national organization.
The statement of claim, filed Oct. 10 with the Superior Court of Ontario and formally served Monday on the CSA, alleges Nykamp was the victim of wrongful hiring and firing.
Nykamp says he left his job as chief executive officer of Canada Basketball to accept the position of CEO with the CSA on May 24. He says he was then informed in late July that his hiring needed approval by the CSA board of directors. The board -- made up of the executive committee plus the presidents of each provincial organization -- then voted not to ratify Nykamp's employment agreement at a meeting Aug. 26.
"I think that this is the most outrageous case of a wrongful hiring," said Nykamp's lawyer John Gibson. "Fred had a secure position, he was doing extremely well with Canada Basketball, and the CSA selection committee made all kinds of representations to him, on which he relied, and really, that's the heart of our claim."
CSA vice-president Victor Montagliani said the organization had no comment on the lawsuit.
"It's in the hands of our lawyers and they'll do what is necessary with respect to any legal proceedings, so I'm sure that will occur," said Montagliani.
The CSA had 10 days to file a notice of intent to defend.
Nykamp is asking for just over $1.22 million in damages for negligent misrepresentation.
The statement of claim also calls for $432,000 in damages for breach of contract and wrongful dismissal, $100,000 for punitive and exemplary damages, plus compensation for other expenses.
The CSA's fiscal budget for 2007 is some $12.5 million.
The lawsuit comes days before the CSA's general meeting in Ottawa, and is the latest bit of controversy for the national organization, which is currently without a president, CEO, or technical director. CSA president Colin Linford resigned as president one day after the board voted against the Nykamp hire.
The CSA board will meet Saturday to decide on an acting president from one of the two vice-presidents: Montagliani or Dominic Maestracci. A new president will be elected at the next general meeting, currently scheduled for May 2008.
According to Nykamp's statement of claim, the Ancaster, Ont., native signed an offer of employment from the CSA on May 22, ending a six-month search for a CEO by the CSA's selection committee. The CSA held a news conference in Toronto announcing the hiring two days later.
The statement claims Nykamp wasn't informed by the CSA that his hiring needed board approval, saying he never would have resigned from Canada Basketball had he known.
Nykamp was set to make $190,000 with the CSA, plus bonuses that boosted his potential salary to more than $280,000. His Canada Basketball salary plus bonuses paid him approximately $200,000 a year.
The statement also says Nykamp didn't get paid for work he did on an ad hoc basis for the CSA prior his official start date of Aug. 1, including attending meetings with the CSA staff, meeting with the national women's team coaching staff, and attending FIFA under-20 World Cup games where he was requested to wear the CSA's "official" necktie identifying him as a member of the CSA executive.
The CSA has been embroiled in controversy over the past few months, first over the hiring of the national men's coach, then the Linford resignation.
Canada failed to score a goal at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, and then women's team bowed out of the World Cup in China in the first round, prompting harsh words from women's head coach Even Pellerud over what he sees as a lack of support from the national organization for his program.