Imperial CEO Lamberti Quits After Insulting Female Colleague
- Verteran businessman resigns to protect company from publicty
- He leaves Imperial with split of firm at an advanced stage
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Imperial Holdings Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Mark Lamberti quit the South African automotive and logistics company after a court found him guilty of insulting a former employee.
Lamberti, a veteran of the South African business community, apologized earlier this month for referring to Adila Chowan, an Asian woman, as a “female employment-equity” appointment in front of fellow managers in 2015. He quit the board of state utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. three days after being targeted by what he described as a “social-media frenzy,” and resigned his membership of Business Leadership South Africa on Monday.