Posted elsewhere, but as the original was also posted here a...

Posted elsewhere, but as the original was also posted here a reply to this thread is warranted...


A cursory look at Jonathan Leslie (JL) on the internet does not back up this claim:

QUOTE
"Mr. Leslie is not the sort of CEO to take a project to completion. Looking at his record at Nikanor, he was consistent in missing budgeted cost projections, and was instrumental in the delays at KOV... After a period, the major shareholders fired Mr. Leslie. It is all on record,"


Nikanor involved a mine (KOV) that had fallen into a considerable state of disrepair, in one of the most unstable countries in Africa. It is hardly surprising that there were errors in cost projections. I have found no information to back the claim that JL was "instrumental" in the delays at KOV. JL was not fired, Nikanor was merged with Katanga (1) and "ceased to be" (2).

Source:

(1) Katanga, Nikanor tie-up to create African mining giant 6 Nov 2007 (original article not available on-line. Start reading article on page 4 of 5 page Word document.)

(2) Python, Monty. Dead Parrot Sketch, 7 Dec 1969.

Let's not jump to hasty conclusions based upon a few internet rumours, shall we?