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.
奮進礦業（倫敦證券交易所股票代碼：EDV）宣佈突然解僱首席執行官塞巴斯蒂安·德·蒙特蘇斯，理由是與出售公司資產有關的 “嚴重不當行爲” 和違規行爲。
Following the news, shares dropped by 14% before erasing some losses during the Friday session.
消息傳出後，股價下跌了14％，然後在週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.
奮進號是富時100指數的成分股，同時也在多倫多證券交易所上市。
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.
根據一份聲明，這家總部位於倫敦的公司在發現了一份涉嫌與資產出售有關的總額爲590萬美元的 “不定期付款指令” 後採取了果斷行動。
Additionally, an external investigation into de Montessus's conduct with colleagues, prompted by allegations from October, led to his dismissal.
此外，由於10月份的指控，對德蒙特蘇斯與同事的行爲進行了外部調查，導致他被解僱。
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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.
據《金融時報》報道，德蒙特蘇斯對迅速解僱表示不滿，理由是他只收到48小時的通知，沒有適當的機會解決提出的擔憂。
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.
他承認在2021年指示一位不願透露姓名的債權人抵消拖欠奮進號的債務，以購買基本安全設備，以保護其在未指明的衝突地區的合作伙伴和員工。
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."
儘管德蒙特蘇斯聲稱該決定沒有給公司帶來額外成本，也沒有使他個人受益，但他承認沒有將這一安排告知董事會，稱其爲 “判斷失誤”。
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.
奮進號任命副董事長伊恩·科克里爾爲新任首席執行官，立即生效。Cockerill 在全球資源行業擁有超過四十年的經驗。此前，他曾擔任金礦有限公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：GFI）的首席執行官。還有英美資源集團的子公司盎格魯煤炭公司。
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.
在擔任首席執行官的七年任期內，德蒙特蘇斯通過交易和礦山建設執行了變革性戰略，用旗艦項目取代了小型和高成本的運營。
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.
他積極參與收購，收購了Teranga Gold Corp和Semafo Inc，但也放棄了收購Centamin Plc（多倫多證券交易所股票代碼：CEE）和Acacia Mining Plc，後者最終被出售給了巴里克黃金公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：GOLD）。然而，在這七年中，股價一直波動不定，增長了30％，並不引人注目。
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，該股下跌了13％，最大股東埃及億萬富翁納吉布·薩維里斯出售了超過370萬股股票。在過去的五年中，他將股份從30％減少到18％。
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