In an incredibly revealing interview with Dan ODonnell, former Trek Bicycle President and CEO Tom Albers recounts how the companys founder, Richard Burke, removed his daughter Mary as Director of Treks European Division in 1993. To say it bluntly, she was fired, Albers said, adding that it was clear that Richard Burke was the one who made the decision. Albers also explained that he does not, as Mary Burke alleged, have an axe to grind with Trek, since he left the company on friendly terms after he and Richard Burke agreed that Richards son John had gained the necessary experience to be named President and CEO. Moreover, Albers says he only decided to come forward and tell his story after the release of a Wisconsin Reporter article in which one of his former employees named him as the executive who went to Europe to supervise Mary Burkes job performance Read more: newstalk1130/onair/common-sense-central-37717/the-full-interview-with-tom-albers-12919978/#ixzz3Hq88TOD4
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 17:42:30 +0000
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