Lawyers for Old Mutual submitted to the Johannesburg High Court on Friday that there was a clear breakdown of trust in the relationship between Peter Moyo and the board.
Old Mutual has taken its Zimbabwean born CEO to court for clarity on whether a ruling by the same court in July directed the company to allow him to return to work.
Moyo arrived at the insurance giant’s Sandton offices after the court ruled that his dismissal was unlawful.
Representing Old Mutual, Vincent Maleka wanted the court to clarify the interim order by Judge Brian Mashile that Moyo’s dismissal was unlawful.
He said allowing Moyo to return to work affected Moyo as CEO and the board in its supervisory role and that if Moyo was allowed to return to work, the interests of shareholders would be compromised.
Maleka also questioned how Moyo would be able to work with the board which he considered to be conflicted.
He’s added that Moyo needed to prove hardship by not being reinstated as he had been paid for the past six months.
Maleka said Moyo himself had conceded that Old Mutual has lost around R15 billion during this period of uncertainty. Eyewitness News
