After sitting together for two days, informs the board of directors of Telenor ASA in an announcement that they believe the Break is the right one to lead Telenor’s work with the group’s new strategy to 2020.
On maratonmøtet Monday and Tuesday have lederstriden been a central theme. It is the last time been known that the chairman of the board Gunn Wærsted should have tried to get Him to go as ceo.
Have discussed “complex issues”
After the meeting informing Telenor, in a press release that the board has discussed complex cases.
It disclosed that it has been different views inside the controlt of the different themes, But the board of directors has unanimously gathered about the continued confidence of the ceo Sigve Brekke:
– After the opinion of the board is to Break the right to lead Telenor’s efforts to implement the new strategy, writes the company in a press release.
Meet the press Wednesday
Telenor alerts after the meeting of the board that the company should step up its efforts against corruption.
“the Board and management of the amplifier, therefore, further prevention, as well as the development of good systems to uncover and resolve issues that arise”, type Telenor.
It must be stated at the same time that the chairman of the board Gunn Wærsted and ceo Sigve Brekke is going to participate at a press conference Wednesday at 11.00.
Can the chairman continue?
because of the much talked about conflict between the chairman and the ceo, have several the last few days predicted that either Break or Wærsted had to go. Now will be Break.
But director of communications Severin Roald in Telenor confirms to E24 in the evening that also the chairman of the board Wærsted continue in his position.
Is it so that both Wærsted and Break going to continue in Telenor?
– It is stated by the press release, yes, black Roald Tuesday night.
Gunn Wærsted was a year ago hired as chairman of the board in Telenor after the corruption scandal in the Russian work at vimpelcom. At about the same time, it was known that the Break had been inaccurate with the information in your own RESUME.
Pollestad: Mælands task to ensure that the trust relationship is real
Norwegian trade and industry minister Monica Mæland (H) commented on The situation earlier in the day before the board meeting. It happened in connection with a budsjettdebatt in Parliament.
Then said she that she senses that “that the chairman believes that the company is in a difficult situation”.
– It is easy to agree in it, said she.
the Leader of the Parliamentary næringskomité, Geir Pollestad (Sp), characterize this as a relatively strong word usage, and points out that whatever is Mælands task now is to ensure that there is a real relationship of trust between the board and the ceo, and that Telenor does not suffer during a conflict.
Think they are very difficult to assess whether the war is over
– It is Mælands task to make sure that there is a situation that goes out of the state’s financial interests in the company. There she must ensure, through contact with the chairman of the board, says Pollestad.
do you Feel confident that the aforementioned lederstriden in Telenor is over?
– It is difficult to assess. It is clear that when a unified board of directors has confidence in the ceo, it must be assumed that the board has confidence in him, and that the board agrees with the board, ” he says.
head of communications Trond Viken in the Ministry of industry says Mæland will not even comment on the case until after tomorrow’s press conference in Telenor.
Keep tillitsmangel
Sources have told the newspaper Aftenposten that the chairman of the board Wærsted should have been surprised by the irregularities in Asia, and taken up by Sigve Brekke.
Wærsted must first have tried to get Him to go voluntarily. When he refused, she went to the board and presented information that linked him to irregularities.
In the fall, it was conducted a styreevaluering. The lack of trust between the Wærsted and ceo Brekke was featured, and it also pointed out that there is a major problem that the chairman has no greater support in the board of directors.
Tuesday night was a two days meeting ended at Fornebu. Nor is the meeting led to changes in management.
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