CEO Lawrence MacDougall leaves Tiger Brands, and listeriosis legacy
The Tiger Brands CEO will retire this week, leaving the leading packaged-food firm still battling the fallout of a deadly outbreak of listeriosis linked to one of its factories.
The Tiger Brands CEO will retire this week, leaving the leading packaged-food firm still battling the fallout of a deadly outbreak of listeriosis linked to one of its factories.
Tiger Brands CEO Lawrence MacDougall hasn’t covered himself in PR glory with his response to his factory being linked to the listeriosis outbreak that cost some 200 lives in early 2018.
Tiger Brands’ second disaster in a decade stems from skewed priorities. The lengthy risk management section of its 2017 annual report ranks “Product quality” last of nine listed risks to the business.