Endeavour Fires CEO For Misconduct And Irregularities Linked To Asset Sale
Endeavour Fires CEO For Misconduct And Irregularities Linked To Asset Sale
Endeavour Mining (LSE: EDV) announced the abrupt termination of CEO Sébastien de Montessus, citing "serious misconduct" and irregularities linked to the sale of a company asset.
奋进矿业（伦敦证券交易所股票代码：EDV）宣布突然解雇首席执行官塞巴斯蒂安·德·蒙特苏斯，理由是与出售公司资产有关的 “严重不当行为” 和违规行为。
Following the news, shares dropped by 14% before erasing some losses during the Friday session.
消息传出后，股价下跌了14％，然后在周五的交易中抹去了部分跌幅。
Endeavour is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index while also listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
奋进号是富时100指数的成分股，同时也在多伦多证券交易所上市。
According to a statement, the London-based company took decisive action after uncovering an alleged "irregular payment instruction" amounting to $5.9 million related to an asset sale.
根据一份声明，这家总部位于伦敦的公司在发现了一份涉嫌与资产出售有关的总额为590万美元的 “不定期付款指令” 后采取了果断行动。
Additionally, an external investigation into de Montessus's conduct with colleagues, prompted by allegations from October, led to his dismissal.
此外，由于10月份的指控，对德蒙特苏斯与同事的行为进行了外部调查，导致他被解雇。
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Per the Financial Times, De Montessus expressed dissatisfaction with the swift termination, citing how he was given only a 48-hour notice and no proper opportunity to address the raised concerns.
据《金融时报》报道，德蒙特苏斯对迅速解雇表示不满，理由是他只收到48小时的通知，没有适当的机会解决提出的担忧。
He acknowledged instructing an unnamed creditor in 2021 to offset a debt owed to Endeavour for essential security equipment to protect its partners and employees in an unspecified conflict zone.
他承认在2021年指示一位不愿透露姓名的债权人抵消拖欠奋进号的债务，以购买基本安全设备，以保护其在未指明的冲突地区的合作伙伴和员工。
Despite claiming that the decision had no additional cost to the company and did not personally benefit him, de Montessus admitted failing to inform the board of this arrangement, labeling it a "lapse in judgment."
尽管德蒙特苏斯声称该决定没有给公司带来额外成本，也没有使他个人受益，但他承认没有将这一安排告知董事会，称其为 “判断失误”。
Endeavour appointed Ian Cockerill, the Deputy Chairman, as the new CEO, effective immediately. Cockerill has over four decades of experience in the global resources industry. Previously, he served as CEO of Gold Fields Ltd (JSE: GFI). And Anglo Coal, a subsidiary of Anglo American plc.
奋进号任命副董事长伊恩·科克里尔为新任首席执行官，立即生效。Cockerill 在全球资源行业拥有超过四十年的经验。此前，他曾担任金矿有限公司（纽约证券交易所代码：GFI）的首席执行官。还有英美资源集团的子公司盎格鲁煤炭公司。
During his seven-year tenure as a CEO, de Montessus executed transformative strategies through deals and mine-building, replacing small and high-cost operations with flagship projects.
在担任首席执行官的七年任期内，德蒙特苏斯通过交易和矿山建设执行了变革性战略，用旗舰项目取代了小型和高成本的运营。
He was active with acquisitions, buying Teranga Gold Corp and Semafo Inc, but also backed away from acquiring Centamin Plc (TSX:CEE) and Acacia Mining Plc, which eventually was sold to Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE:GOLD). Yet, share prices have been volatile over those seven years, marking an unremarkable 30% growth.
他积极参与收购，收购了Teranga Gold Corp和Semafo Inc，但也放弃了收购Centamin Plc（多伦多证券交易所股票代码：CEE）和Acacia Mining Plc，后者最终被出售给了巴里克黄金公司（纽约证券交易所代码：GOLD）。然而，在这七年中，股价一直波动不定，增长了30％，并不引人注目。
In 2023, the stock lost 13%, with the largest shareholder, Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, selling over 3.7 million shares. Over the last five years, he reduced his stake from 30% to 18%.
2023年，该股下跌了13％，最大股东埃及亿万富翁纳吉布·萨维里斯出售了超过370万股股票。在过去的五年中，他将股份从30％减少到18％。
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