Juhayna's CEO detained; stock slides more than 11%

Cairo – Mubasher: Juhayna Food Industries announced that its CEO and Deputy Chairman, Seif El-Din Thabet, has been detained pending an investigation.

The company said that it has no further information regarding the investigation, according to a bourse disclosure on Sunday.

In December 2020, the company  announced the detention of its Chairman Safwan Thabet, pending an investigation, and approved the appointment of Mohamed Abdullah Mohamed El-Dogheim as the company’s new chairman.

At 10:49 a.m. Cairo time, the company’s stock slid by 11.74% to EGP 5.94.

During the first nine months of 2020, Juhayna Food Industries achieved net profits of EGP 383.74 million, up from EGP 291 million in the year-ago period, including minority shareholders’ rights.

Mubasher Contribution Time: 07-Feb-2021 09:11 (GMT)
Mubasher Last Update Time: 07-Feb-2021 09:11 (GMT)