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No Lark for investors as CEO quits over extortion plot

Leaving aside the bizarre story of Geoff Bainbridge’s departure from the Lark Distilling Co, investors face a quandary over value and reputational risk.

Feb 16, 2022 – 2.30pm

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Just when you think you’ve seen everything, Australia’s corporate sector throws up a scandal so bizarre that it’s hard to believe.

Geoff Bainbridge, the chief executive of listed whisky maker Lark Distilling, sensationally quit the company on Wednesday “to enable him to manage a personal matter” that was brought to the board’s attention on Tuesday night.

James Thomson is senior Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. He was the Companies editor and editor of BRW Magazine.