Today is a decisive day for the fate of Finmeccanica, which is increasingly in crisis due to developments in the investigation into Enav tenders. Within a few hours, two meetings of the Boards of Directors of the holding company and of the subsidiary Selex Sistemi Integrati will be held, convened urgently last night.
Only then will something be known about the fate of Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, president of Finmeccanica under investigation for fraud, and his wife Marina Grossi, CEO of Selex, accused of fraud and corruption. Meanwhile, the company's stock collapses on the Stock Exchange: just an hour after the start of trading, the shares of the giant active in the defense and aerospace sectors are trading at 3,1 euros each, down 3,5%.
Yesterday came the self-suspension of Lorenzo Borgogni, central director of external relations at Finmeccanica, under investigation for illegal party financing. A decision made "while waiting for full light to be shed - reads a note from the manager -, despite the certainty of having operated legally, in the best interest and to protect the image of the company and its president, as well as in compliance with the work of the judiciary". A decision that Giuseppe Orsi, CEO of the group, considers "appropriate".
