Companies are finding it hard to compete with their global-minded European Union counterparts
Entertainment is sometimes found in the least expected places, for example the annual general meetings of Swiss corporations. Take the gladiatorial combat at the AGM of Kuoni Reisen Holding, one of Europe's largest travel companies. Chairman Daniel Affolter was prevented by a guard from taking a seat next to chief executive Hans Lerch and vice-chairman Heinz Mueller, and forced to watch from a seat in the hall. Lerch and Mueller are currently trying to oust Affolter from the company over a $4.6m bonus he took out of business. Or witness the Oedipal drama at the AGM of SGS Holding, where...
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