........... fällt im Verwaltungsrat von FT die Entscheidung, ob Stephane Richard auf dem Chefsessel bleibt
PARIS — France Telecom’s board will meet next week to discuss CEO Stephane Richard’s fraud charge in a probe linked to his time as chief of staff for then finance minister Christine Lagarde.
The board will gather early next week to discuss whether Mr Richard should continue to lead the firm, Technology Minister Fleur Pellerin said on RTL radio on Thursday. Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said on Wednesday that the board should meet "as soon as possible".
The charge, related to a dispute that began in 1993 between a state-owned bank and a French businessman, is a distraction for the Paris-based phone carrier seeking to reverse falling sales. The government push for a board meeting calls Mr Richard’s future into question as France Telecom navigates price wars in France and declining phone bills.
"It’s too early to say what the consequences, if any, will be for France Telecom," Nomura International telecommunications analyst Frederic Boulan said in London on Wednesday. "For now, all that’s clear is the legal process is under way and tomorrow (Saturday) morning it will be back to business for Stephane Richard."
France Telecom’s employee shareholders, who control nearly 5% of its capital, said on Thursday that they want Mr Richard to remain CEO. The employee shareholders have one representative on the 15-person board of directors, according to France Telecom’s website.
The French state holds a stake of about 27% in the former phone monopoly and has three board representatives.
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