FSU Contracts Parker Executive Search
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Florida State University has signed contracts with Parker Executive Search to conduct its athletic director and head football coach searches.
The agreements, signed by vice president for finance and administration Kyle Clark, allocate a flat fee of one hundred thousand dollars for the athletic director search and seventy‑five thousand dollars for the head coach search, totaling one hundred seventy‑five thousand dollars in professional fees.
Parker will receive the fees in three equal installments at the start of the search and at thirty and sixty days thereafter.
The contracts also specify that Parker’s standard fee is thirty percent of the hire’s first‑year total cash compensation, with a sixty‑thousand dollar minimum, but FSU has agreed to flat fees instead.
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Timeline
- On October 30 2023 Athletic director contract signed by FSU.
- On November 2 2023 Parker receives flat fee for head coach search.
Why it matters
Immediate US impact: University hiring process updates Possible long-term US impact: Potential new leadership for athletics Most affected groups: Florida State athletes and staff Reader priority: Sports administration updates
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