‘I will not be blackmailed’: Johann Rupert refuses to change Richemont board

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Article highlights

  • Richemont chairman Johann Rupert won’t give in to activist shareholder Bluebell Capital Partners’.
  • Cartier-owner Richemont recommended shareholders vote against Bluebell’s proposal of Francesco Trapani as a board member.
  • South African billionaire Rupert, who owns all the non-listed category B shares in the company, which represent 9.1% of the capital, but 50% of the voting rights, said there was no reason to change the board “either legally or morally.”