Subject: Re: What the problem is
From: "Gallagher, Brian" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 23:25:50 +0000

Okay.  Thanks my friend. Did he tell you the board idea?

Brian P. Gallagher
Director-Operations & Coordination
Office of the President & CEO
Amtrak
Mobile - 202-306-2481

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On Dec 14, 2015, at 17:34, "[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Talked to him.

RHB
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On Dec 14, 2015, at 12:41 PM, Gallagher, Brian <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Brian P. Gallagher
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Office of the President & CEO
Amtrak
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From: Joseph Boardman <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: December 14, 2015 at 12:01:28 EST
To: "Brian P. Gallagher" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Fwd: What the problem is

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From: Joseph Boardman <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: December 14, 2015 at 11:45:26 AM EST
To: Anthony Coscia <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Fwd: What the problem is

I guess I should really recount the problems I see in Jerry's letter.

1. While its always good to speak to your staff about a change when you can, it is not a vote. When I hired Jerry I did so against the recommendation of my staff and with serious questions from the Board. But I had the self confidence and the support of the Board to do so. I thought Jerry was exactly what you guys were looking for and I had never worried about being shoved out which was his MO. So my first problem was that he included himself in having significant problems with Rhonda, and then said that they believe she is not qualified. While he tried along with his business partner to convince them otherwise he could not.   It is not about convincing someone, it is about making the decision then delivering it. He made a decision to help bring Rhonda up to a level of CFO.

2. He states the core issue is if he is staying then we should restart the search.  That is where he is, not in the spirit of the agreement.

3. While I'm fine with option 1.................. he knows that is no option for me with the antagonism of the Board that I am dealing with. Although I am fine with that option.

4. Option 2 is not really any different that Option 1.

5. Option 3 seems okay to you perhaps, but without the "sale" going through with staff which was a key part of what he and I had talked about it will be more dysfunctional than it is today, and it is dysfunctional.

Jerry should leave as planned and we will have to deal with it as best we can