Veronique Laury oversaw some essential but fairly routine changes at Kingfisher, but the company required more than an overhaul of stale operational practices, reported Ben Marlow in The Telegraph. In a statement to Mashable, Kingfish said it was "disappointed" by the decision. Essentially, there are two ways to respond to criticism. Long-term questions over B&Q are likely to resurface, as well as more radical calls to break up the company, but a break-up risks greater disruption at a point when the company needs stability.
Veronique Laury oversaw some essential but fairly routine changes at Kingfisher, but the company required more than an overhaul of stale operational practices, reported Ben Marlow in The Telegraph. In a statement to Mashable, Kingfish said it was "disappointed" by the decision. Long-term questions over B&Q are likely to resurface, as well as more radical calls to break up the company, but a break-up risks greater disruption at a point when the company needs stability.