Thursday, November 16, 2006

Key executives quit Benetton after disputes


Sir,

Whether the departure of Benetton executives was voluntary or the decision of the family, it is surely past time for the family to take a closer look at the future of those geniuses who took the decision of investing in Telecom Italia, through the Olimpia holding company.

That was a dud valuation from the start. Someone forgot to put batteries in their calculator.

Onésimo Alvarez-Moro

See article:
Benetton's chief executive and chief financial officer both quit yesterday as the Italian clothing group looks to move on from a large corporate restructuring and to expand in foreign markets.

The textile group, still two-thirds owned by its founding family, has been cutting costs successfully in recent years but financial performance has been patchy.

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