Vinci Won’t Touch Trump’s Wall to Avoid Antagonizing Employees
- CEO Xavier Huillard told French radio that project would shock
- French minister has urged companies to think twice about wall
A border fence that separates the U.S. and Mexico stands in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on Feb. 17, 2017.
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Vinci SA Chief Executive Officer Xavier Huillard said Europe’s largest builder will opt out of participating in the construction of President Donald Trump’s wall along the Mexican border to avoid alienating employees.
“I have to take into account the reality of my company, my culture, my way of doing things and the sensitivities of not only my American colleagues but also sensitivities of my colleagues around the world,” the CEO said in a BFM radio interview on Tuesday. “For these reasons, and it’s not a judgment of values of the U.S. or the wall, we prefer not to touch this wall.”