The Chow Mein club was one such exclusive boys club, I don't know if they still reign supreme.
Fed Sec, I know this thread is only short but most people here and at the coal face think the selection process is very poor indeed. Just because the ALAEA had originally signed off on it didn't make it any better.
If you and the company are serious you would look at outsourcing this part of the process to remove as much of the dirty influence as possible.