CEO Louis du Preez: Where we are - and the road ahead for Steinhoff

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Embattled Steinhoff lifted its veil yesterday for the first time since the once mighty group brought to its knees after the disclosures of massive fraud and corruption conducted over more than a decade. It wasn't pretty. Punters who had pushed the share price to 148c ahead of the presentation were licking their wounds as the price fell sharply as the depth of the problem was exposed, with the shares closing the session at 124c, It has taken literally hundreds of skilled financial investigators a full 20 months to "straighten the plate of spaghetti" ahead of the first presentation to investors since the bombshell exploded in December 2017. In this clip, CEO Louis du Preez explains where Steinhoff is today - and what the road ahead looks like.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Aug 2019 4AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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