Immucor CEO De Chirico
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Chairman Edward Gallup will take over CEO duties "on an interim basis" from Gioacchino De Chirico while the firm conducts an internal investigation related to "alleged improper cash payments" by Immucor and other firms, made "in exchange for favorable contract awards" by an Italian hospital, the firm says. De Chirico will retain his other title of president during the investigation, which parallels a criminal investigation by Italian authorities. The hospital administrator apparently had received an improperly documented payment of about $17,000 to organize an Immucor-sponsored convention, according to the company...