CBI fires CEO Tony Dunker after allegations of misconduct

The head of CBI, one of Britain’s largest business groups, has been sacked after an investigation into complaints about his behavior at work.

Tony Dunker, CEO of the Confederation of British Industries, was immediately sacked and replaced by Rein Newton-Smith.

Mr. Dunker resigned from his position in March after it emerged that the CBI was investigating his behavior with an employee.

Defender published a series of articles exposing allegations of sexual harassment against some members of the organization.

Three other CBI employees have been suspended pending further investigation, the group’s board said in a statement released Tuesday.

Mr Dunker had previously apologized for his behavior and said any offense was unintentional.

In a statement, the CBI board called the accusations against the group of companies “destructive” and apologized to the victims for the “organizational error.”

The board said it wanted to clarify that Mr Dunker was not the subject of any recent allegations. Defenderincluding the allegation of rape at a summer boat party in 2019.

However, he “discovered that [Mr Danker’s] own behavior has not lived up to the expectations of the CEO.”

Earlier this month, the CBI postponed all public events, including the annual dinner, as it investigated the allegations.

The group of companies thanked “those who had the courage to speak out” and encouraged them to continue to do so using the contact details on their website.

Continuing to conduct his own investigation into the allegations, he stated that he was also “in contact with the police and has made it clear that he intends to cooperate fully with any police investigation”.

CBI is one of the UK’s most influential trade organizations and claims to represent over 190,000 businesses in the UK.

Ministers have suspended meetings with the CBI due to the allegations.