Slovenia to Replace Port Chief in Corporate-Governance Fight
- State asset manager wants to oust CEO because of ‘lost trust’
- CEO Matic rejects criticism, cites increased profitability
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Slovenia is taking steps to replace the executives of Luka Koper d.d., a profitable port operator whose shares are outperforming the benchmark, deepening the controversy over the government’s handling of state-owned businesses.
Shareholders led by the government on Thursday backed a no-confidence motion against Dragomir Matic, the president of the management board, as the state asset manager has alleged irregularities under his leadership. Matic rejects these claims. If rubber stamped by a supervisory board on Friday, Matic will lose his job despite a sharp increase in earnings since the 2014 start of his tenure.