A Month After Her Very Public Firing, TAP Airline CEO Remains on the Job
- Ourmieres-Widener was sacked on live TV over disputed payment
- Spat comes as Portugal plans to sell stake in national carrier
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A month after being dismissed on live television as chief executive officer of Portuguese airline TAP SA, Christine Ourmieres-Widener remains at the helm of the state-owned carrier, without any guidance from the government on how to run the company.
Portugal’s Finance Minister Fernando Medina sacked Ourmieres-Widener at a March 6 press conference broadcast on national television, following criticism about a severance payment of €500,000 ($547,000) to a departing executive board member.