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In June, new Lotus owner DRB Hicom fired the British sports car maker’s CEO, Dany Bahar, after placing him under a two-week suspension. The official reason cited for his termination was "the results of an investigation into a complaint made against him by the company’s penultimate holding company, DRB-HICOM Berhad".
- Lotus Appoints Ex-psa Peugeot-citroen Boss As New Ceo
Malaysia's Proton Holding, the parent company of Lotus, has named former CEO of the PSA Peugeot-Citroen Group Jean-Marc Gales as the new chief executive officer of its British sports car unit, approximately two years after it fired previous boss...
- Lotus Rumored To Build New Renault Alpine And Infiniti Emerg-e Sports Cars
In the past few months, Lotus has been making the headlines, but not for the right reasons. After Proton sold the British sports car maker to DRB-Hicom, CEO Dany Bahar was ousted and its future was once again thrown into doubt. However, the Renault-Nissan...
- Lotus Sacks Dany Bahar, Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
After placing Dany Bahar under suspension for two weeks pending an internal investigation for misconduct allegations, the Malaysian owners of Lotus have now confirmed that they have fired him from his post as the chief executive officer of the British...
- Lotus Group Ceo Reportedly Seeking New Owner For The British Sports Car Maker
For the past couple of months, there were rumors circulating that Proton wanted to get rid of its loss-making Lotus unit selling it to either Genii Capital or SAIC. Then, on January 16, the Malaysian carmaker announced that DRB-Hicom had acquired the...
- Lotus Ceo Says Concept City Car Will Enter Production In "october 2013"
It appears that Aston Martin won't be the only British sports car maker to have a controversial small city car in its range. Lotus chief executive Dany Bahar told Car magazine that the Concept City Car, which was previewed at the recent Paris Motor...
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Former Lotus CEO Dany Bahar Sues DRB Hicom for Wrongful Termination, Asks for Close to $11 Million
In June, new Lotus owner DRB Hicom fired the British sports car maker’s CEO, Dany Bahar, after placing him under a two-week suspension. The official reason cited for his termination was "the results of an investigation into a complaint made against him by the company’s penultimate holding company, DRB-HICOM Berhad".
Now Businessweek reports that 40-year old Bahar (pictured above with Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda) has filed a claim against both Lotus and its parent company, DRB-Hicom, for wrongful termination of his employment and asks for a US$10.6 million compensation.
Read more »- Lotus Appoints Ex-psa Peugeot-citroen Boss As New Ceo
Malaysia's Proton Holding, the parent company of Lotus, has named former CEO of the PSA Peugeot-Citroen Group Jean-Marc Gales as the new chief executive officer of its British sports car unit, approximately two years after it fired previous boss...
- Lotus Rumored To Build New Renault Alpine And Infiniti Emerg-e Sports Cars
In the past few months, Lotus has been making the headlines, but not for the right reasons. After Proton sold the British sports car maker to DRB-Hicom, CEO Dany Bahar was ousted and its future was once again thrown into doubt. However, the Renault-Nissan...
- Lotus Sacks Dany Bahar, Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
After placing Dany Bahar under suspension for two weeks pending an internal investigation for misconduct allegations, the Malaysian owners of Lotus have now confirmed that they have fired him from his post as the chief executive officer of the British...
- Lotus Group Ceo Reportedly Seeking New Owner For The British Sports Car Maker
For the past couple of months, there were rumors circulating that Proton wanted to get rid of its loss-making Lotus unit selling it to either Genii Capital or SAIC. Then, on January 16, the Malaysian carmaker announced that DRB-Hicom had acquired the...
- Lotus Ceo Says Concept City Car Will Enter Production In "october 2013"
It appears that Aston Martin won't be the only British sports car maker to have a controversial small city car in its range. Lotus chief executive Dany Bahar told Car magazine that the Concept City Car, which was previewed at the recent Paris Motor...