Krista Bates

2972 days ago

Fastjet CEO and General Counsel ousted by Stelios - now decks cleared for bailout placing

Ed Winters the CEO of Fastjet (FJET) had wanted to stay on the payroll for 12 months after a new captain of the low cost airline Titanic could be found. Sir Stelios of Easyjet wanted him out now and also demanded the head on a platter of General Counsel Krista Bates. Ed & Krista squirmed but with Sir Stelios owning 12.6% of the shares and the money running out, Ed and Krista have gone. Krista cleared her desk today, Ed clears his on Friday.

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2985 days ago

Stelios says Fastjet profit forecasts fantasy, says cash crisis looming as he calls EGM

Oh dear. Baby Bear called this one to 0p at Gold & Bears HERE since when shares in Fastjet (FJET) have soared but now the chickens are coming home to roost with Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou warning that the company has misled investors and is facing a cash crunch.

Sir Stelios co-founded the aurline and with a 12.6% holding has called an EGM to oust CEO Ed Winter and his boardroom patsy, the airline's general counsel Krista Bates. Stelios says that the company has guided analysts to make forecasts about revenues and profits which are simple fantasies "a pipe-dream”.

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