Deposed Tabcorp boss has a warning for CEOs everywhere
In his first interview since being sacked as the chief executive of the wagering giant, Adam Rytenskild says he was put “six feet under” with no warning.
Adam Rytenskild was given four hours to consult lawyers. It was March, and the Tabcorp chief executive had been summoned to a late morning meeting with the wagering company’s board of directors to answer allegations he had made a vulgar remark about Victorian gaming regulator Annette Kimmitt. Would he prefer to resign or be fired?
Instead of consulting the lawyers – he could not find any at such short notice – Rytenskild wandered around the city and back home to his apartment in Port Melbourne. En route, he spoke to his wife and two friends.
Zoe SamiosBusiness reporterZoe Samios covers wagering and the business of sport from the AFR's Sydney newsroom. She was previously the media and telecommunications reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and covered media at The Australian. Connect with Zoe on Twitter. Email Zoe at zoe.samios@afr.com
