Sunday March 14, 10:30 p.m. At the end of a council of more than four hours in an atmosphere to cut with the knife, the council of Danone withdraws its confidence in Emmanuel Faber.
After a tense round table, where the CEO for four years has asked the 15 members of the board to justify their decision, the Faber era is ending at Danone.
The episode, with tragic overtones, is the epilogue of a governance crisis that began in October 2020, with the emergence of dissensions, within the council, around the figure of Emmanuel Faber and his exercise of power. by some
"too lonely"
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