CEO Lee Strafford no Longer With Plusnet

Plusnet is looking for a new CEO now that it has been announced that Lee
Strafford, the former CEO, is no longer with the company. A copy of the
announcement as posted by Ian Wild on The Official Plusnet Usergroup and
also in the Plusnet member centre is shown below:

"Today we announced to staff that Lee Strafford, our CEO, is no longer with
PlusNet. Lee was instrumental in growing PlusNet from a small ISP in
Sheffield into a nationally recognised brand, and oversaw the acquisition of
PlusNet by BT earlier this year. Neil Laycock, who has been wit PlusNet for
3 years, will take over the position of acting CEO with immediate effect."

Read more here: http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/i/3007.html

Motion wrote:
> Plusnet is looking for a new CEO now that it has been announced that Lee
> Strafford, the former CEO, is no longer with the company. A copy of the
> announcement as posted by Ian Wild on The Official Plusnet Usergroup and
> also in the Plusnet member centre is shown below:

[snip]

The Indy has a different take on it:

Plusnet founder threatens to sue BT for sacking
Published: 07 March 2007

Lee Strafford, founder and former chief executive of Plusnet, has
threatened the telecoms company's new owner, BT, with legal action after
his shock dismissal earlier this week.

http://news.independent.co.uk/busine...cle2334958.ece

Allan Gould wrote:

> Motion wrote:
> > Plusnet is looking for a new CEO now that it has been announced that Lee
> > Strafford, the former CEO, is no longer with the company. A copy of the
> > announcement as posted by Ian Wild on The Official Plusnet Usergroup and
> > also in the Plusnet member centre is shown below:
>
> [snip]
>
> The Indy has a different take on it:
>
> Plusnet founder threatens to sue BT for sacking
> Published: 07 March 2007
>
> Lee Strafford, founder and former chief executive of Plusnet, has
> threatened the telecoms company's new owner, BT, with legal action after
> his shock dismissal earlier this week.
>
> http://news.independent.co.uk/busine...cle2334958.ece

" Mr Strafford, alongside finance director Neil Comer, was unexpectedly
dismissed with immediate effect on Monday for misconduct. "

It just gets better and better !

Graham

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Eeyore
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Allan Gould wrote:
>
>> Motion wrote:
>> > Plusnet is looking for a new CEO now that it has been announced that Lee
>> > Strafford, the former CEO, is no longer with the company. A copy of the
>> > announcement as posted by Ian Wild on The Official Plusnet Usergroup and
>> > also in the Plusnet member centre is shown below:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> The Indy has a different take on it:
>>
>> Plusnet founder threatens to sue BT for sacking
>> Published: 07 March 2007
>>
>> Lee Strafford, founder and former chief executive of Plusnet, has
>> threatened the telecoms company's new owner, BT, with legal action after
>> his shock dismissal earlier this week.
>>
>> http://news.independent.co.uk/busine...cle2334958.ece
>
>" Mr Strafford, alongside finance director Neil Comer, was unexpectedly
>dismissed with immediate effect on Monday for misconduct. "
>
>It just gets better and better !

If you read the full article it's clear that Strafford is mounting a
pre-emptive defence against potentially much more serious charges - ie
that he diverted BT funds into an unauthorised international venture.
If true, he could face charges of fraud.

Stan

"Allan Gould" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Motion wrote:
>> Plusnet is looking for a new CEO now that it has been announced that Lee
>> Strafford, the former CEO, is no longer with the company. A copy of the
>> announcement as posted by Ian Wild on The Official Plusnet Usergroup and
>> also in the Plusnet member centre is shown below:
>
> [snip]
>
> The Indy has a different take on it:
>
> Plusnet founder threatens to sue BT for sacking
> Published: 07 March 2007
>
> Lee Strafford, founder and former chief executive of Plusnet, has
> threatened the telecoms company's new owner, BT, with legal action after
> his shock dismissal earlier this week.
>
> http://news.independent.co.uk/busine...cle2334958.ece

Such sackings are standard following takeovers.
You just don't want the people who put the company in a position where it
could be bought out running the show.

>> Motion wrote:
>>> Plusnet is looking for a new CEO now that it has been announced
>>> that Lee Strafford, the former CEO, is no longer with the company.
>>> A copy of the announcement as posted by Ian Wild on The Official
>>> Plusnet Usergroup and also in the Plusnet member centre is shown
>>> below:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> The Indy has a different take on it:
>>
>> Plusnet founder threatens to sue BT for sacking
>> Published: 07 March 2007
>>
>> Lee Strafford, founder and former chief executive of Plusnet, has
>> threatened the telecoms company's new owner, BT, with legal action
>> after his shock dismissal earlier this week.
>>
>> http://news.independent.co.uk/busine...cle2334958.ece
>
> Such sackings are standard following takeovers.
> You just don't want the people who put the company in a position
> where it could be bought out running the show.

Rubbish! Sacking anyone without notice is just not sensible unless you have
cast iron reasons to do so. It almost certainly makes the dismissal
fundamemtally unfair. Particularly when the buyout has been done in an
agreed manner. It will be interesting to here more details. Until then it
does look as though BT have shot themselves in the foot.

Peter Crosland

"Peter Crosland" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:45eeeb90$0$8757$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Such sackings are standard following takeovers.
>> You just don't want the people who put the company in a position
>> where it could be bought out running the show.
>
> Rubbish! Sacking anyone without notice is just not sensible unless you
> have cast iron reasons to do so. It almost certainly makes the dismissal
> fundamemtally unfair. Particularly when the buyout has been done in an
> agreed manner. It will be interesting to here more details. Until then it
> does look as though BT have shot themselves in the foot.
>
> Peter Crosland

You're talking out of your arse. You don't know the facts and therefore can
only surmise.

BT may or maybe not have a very good case for dismissal, only when the facts
come out will we really know.

>>> Such sackings are standard following takeovers.
>>> You just don't want the people who put the company in a position
>>> where it could be bought out running the show.
>>
>> Rubbish! Sacking anyone without notice is just not sensible unless
>> you have cast iron reasons to do so. It almost certainly makes the
>> dismissal fundamemtally unfair. Particularly when the buyout has
>> been done in an agreed manner. It will be interesting to here more
>> details. Until then it does look as though BT have shot themselves
>> in the foot. Peter Crosland
>
> You're talking out of your arse. You don't know the facts and
> therefore can only surmise.

Really? And what facts do you know that that allow you to think that? More
that a little hypocrisy on your part I would say.

> BT may or maybe not have a very good case for dismissal, only when
> the facts come out will we really know.

Indeed they may, but it is highly unlikely that they had a case for INSTANT
dismissal which was the point.

Peter Crosland

"Peter Crosland" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:45ef14d6$0$8752$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> You're talking out of your arse. You don't know the facts and
>> therefore can only surmise.
>
> Really? And what facts do you know that that allow you to think that? More
> that a little hypocrisy on your part I would say.

I'm not the one making assumptions, you are. I'm saying you need to know the
facts first, otherwise you're just surmising.

> "Peter Crosland" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:45ef14d6$0$8752$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> You're talking out of your arse. You don't know the facts and
>>> therefore can only surmise.
>>
>> Really? And what facts do you know that that allow you to think
>> that? More that a little hypocrisy on your part I would say.
>
> I'm not the one making assumptions, you are. I'm saying you need to
> know the facts first, otherwise you're just surmising.

But you are saying that I am wrong and YOU have no facts to support that
statement. AFAIK from the public statements the CEO was instatly dismissed.
I repeat that instant dismissal without notice is almost always
fundamentally unfair.

Peter Crosland