Solid Energy struggled to attract new chairman when Palmer resigned, papers show

Solid Energy struggled to attract new chairman when Palmer resigned, papers show
March 22 (BusinessDesk) – State-owned Solid Energy struggled to find a new chairman when John Palmer announced his intention to leave early last June, because of the parlous state of the business, Treasury papers show. “The current position of the company is also adding complexity to the process of appointing a new chair of the Solid Energy board,” Treasury commercial transactions group manager Chris White wrote to ministers on August 9 last year. “The specific requirements of the role and the current position of the company are impacting on...