LinkedIn & Facebook used to vote for next Belgacom CEO

Here is a nice application of social networks: putting pressure on a company and making a clear - and not anonymous - statement that the current CEO is not the top favorite for the job.

Belgacom is one of the major telecom operators in Belgium and is owned for 51% by the Belgian government (read: the taxpayer). This Facebook group is asking members to give their preference as to a new CEO for the group.

Today - after several days of activity and about 200 members - they list a top 10 list of possible applicants for the job of next CEO. No vote whatsoever for Didier Bellens, the current CEO of the company.

Not sure how - and if - this will influence any decision making in this matter (probably not at all) but I like the idea of giving a voice to the people - like me - who actually support this company through taxes.

Interesting note: the company has several official and non official Facebook Groups but this current "vote group" - which grows at about 25 members a day - has the most members....

Via IT Professional. Other blog coverage (in French) here and here.

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