Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sean O'Hollaren

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep‎. I see a rought consensus among editors that sources existing in the aritlcle and recently added are sufficient to establish notability that warrants an article. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:31, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sean O'Hollaren

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American business executive and government official, not notable as a businessperson (failing WP:GNG and WP:NBUSINESSPERSON) and not elected to any office (failing WP:NPOL). Alexandermcnabb (talk) 11:05, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Businesspeople, United States of America, and Oregon. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 11:05, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- Strong keep. He was the Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush, and Chief External Affairs Officer of a multi-billion dollar company. Was Nike's senior vice president of government and public affairs. Was senior vice president of global government relations for Honeywell and director of tax and environment for Union Pacific Corp. Between these and his government positions, there are multiple secondary independent sources with non-trival coverage.
Chamaemelum (talk) 13:06, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep due to persons' significant contributions both in public service and the private sector. His roles as Commissioner at the Port of Portland, Assistant Secretary of Transportation, and key contributor to the creation of significant institutions like the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security (after 9/11 attacks) demonstrate his notable public service. He also serves as a trustee at Willamette University and as the chairman of the Board of Directors of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry, with extensive media coverage of his roles in these positions. Old-AgedKid (talk) 12:19, 11 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The article meets several of Wikipedia's notability guidelines, which helps ensure it. The person has significant coverage (a Commissioner at the Port of Portland, Assistant Secretary of Transportation, Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs etc). The information provided in the article is derived from reliable and independent sources. Wikipedia's notability guidelines for people include the clause that an individual may be notable if they've held a high-ranking position within a notable organization or corporation. O'Hollaren's roles as Vice President at Honeywell and Senior Vice President at Nike, Inc., as well as his current position as CEO at Albemarle, meet this criterion. --Loewstisch (talk) 08:21, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 01:16, 14 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Keep !votes aside, none of which has addressed the actual sourcing, the article currently fails WP:GNG with only the Politico birthday article possibly counting. Everything else isn't secondary or independent. Article also reads more like a CV than an encyclopedia article. SportingFlyer T·C 11:30, 14 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep leaning towards Keep. The subject is quite notable (WP:GNG) with significant roles in both the public sector and private industry. Additional credibility comes from additional sources like books and Congress reports (which I've just added), as well as the biggest global identifier systems (e.g., VIAF ID, ISNI, FAST ID, Library of Congress authority ID where O'Hollaren is presented). To address concerns of resembling a CV, certain content has to be revised and removed. Despite SportingFlyer's critique of the sources, Politico's biography details, government records, authoritative mentions in the international press (e.g. Xinhua) and reports from the organizations he has been part of may be considered reliable sources. Bash7oven (talk) 15:48, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.