New VA CEO threatened with legal action by former employer, A2

[jakeseven7]

This just keeps on getting dirtier and dirtier.

Clearly left on very very poor terms and disputed terms. Very messy.

A2 basically saying she was rubbish. Jayne saying she ditched them because they didn't support her personally though some difficult times.... hmmmmm who to believe.


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War of words erupts between a2 Milk and Virgin’s Hrdlicka over ‘mistruths’​

A war of words has broken out between the a2 Milk Company and its former chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka over the current Virgin Australia boss’ tenure at the infant formula maker and the circumstances of her departure.

After a2 Milk chairman David Hearn on Tuesday wrote to Ms Hrdlicka, demanding she retract “falsehoods” and “mistruths” made in an interview with Good Weekend and hinting at possible legal action, the former Qantas executive fired back saying it was Mr Hearn who had made “false statements” which were “designed to inflict maximum damage on me personally”.

The dispute follows a wide ranging Good Weekend interview with Ms Hrdlicka published in this masthead last weekend. The high profile former Qantas executive and current Tennis Australia chair was appointed CEO of sharemarket darling a2 Milk in 2018, but left abruptly after 18 months.

Mr Hearn wrote to his former CEO demanding she correct three “mistruths” and “falsehoods” in the interview, including that her 18-month stint ended abruptly due to family reasons.

War of words erupts between a2 Milk and Virgin’s Hrdlicka over ‘mistruths’

A war of words has broken out between a2 Milk and its former chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka over the now Virgin CEO’s stint at the infant formula maker.

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[odysseus]

Given Jayne didn't say anything especially disparaging against a2 in the interview, it makes you wonder why a2 chose to escalate it. It does come across as a2 want to pull her down, for whatever reason.

 

[Must...Fly!]

A2 is not in a wonderful position at the moment. It would suit them to blame someone not at the company for the situation they find themselves in.

 

[jakeseven7]

There is certainly a story beneath this story that is for sure.

Needs a good 4 corners episode with all the cloaks, daggers and issues surrounding A2 at the moment - a lot of which they say JH created during her time....

Very messy.

 

[ozstamps]

“In truth, you were asked by the board to leave and agreed to do so. Personal reasons were raised by you after the board had communicated that position to you,” he wrote in the letter, seen by this masthead.

Mr Hearn also raised the prospect of legal action by telling Ms Hrdlicka she was “in breach of your signed separation deed with the company” and that she needed to desist from any further public comments about her time with a2.

Mr Hearn claimed in his letter that a2 spent $NZ33 million ($30 million) on consultants during Ms Hrdlicka’s 18-month tenure and that more than $NZ26 million ($24 million) of that went to Bain.


So this $26 million fee went to the same Bain that now employs her?

Hmmmm.

 

[moa999]

Different Bain, though historically connected.

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