Market Basket, Demoulas and board of directors
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Joe Schmidt, the director of operations, and another suspended employee, grocery supervisor Tom Gordon, were fired Tuesday, Arthur T. Demoulas said in a statement. The post Market Basket fires two top executives,
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The Standard-Times on MSNTwo top Market Basket executives, loyal to Artie T., speak out about being firedTwo former top executives at Market Basket and allies of CEO Arthur T. Demoulas spoke out on July 23 about their recent firing.
TEWKSBURY, Mass. (WPRI) — Market Basket’s Board of Directors has fired two top executives loyal to suspended CEO Arthur T. Demoulas. The board is accusing Director of Operations Joe Schimdt and Grocery Director Tom Gordon of “insubordination, making false and derogatory remarks about Market Basket and inappropriate communications with colleagues.”
Members of the board of directors praised the new executives, but suspended CEO Arthur T. Demoulas attacked the decision and the board members.
Two Market Basket executives were placed on leave for "disruptive behavior." They say they were just asking questions. One of them was later fired.
According to the Market Basket Board of Directors, both Schmidt and Gordon were fired for making false and derogatory remarks about the company and people associated with it, and inappropriate communications with colleagues.