US EditionCEO of World Economic Forum quits after Epstein ties scrutinised
Borge Brende resigned after an independent review found no new concerns beyond disclosed contacts with Epstein, aiming to allow the World Economic Forum to proceed without distractions.
- On Thursday, Borge Brende said he was stepping down as President and CEO of the World Economic Forum, a few weeks after the forum launched an independent investigation.
- U.S. Justice Department disclosures showed Brende had three business dinners with Jeffrey Epstein and communicated via email and text message.
- Saying his tenure spanned eight and a half years, Brende framed the move as avoiding distractions and made no mention of Epstein.
- Co-Chairs Andre Hoffmann and Larry Fink said the outside review found no additional concerns and named Alois Zwinggi interim president and chief executive, with the Board of Trustees overseeing the transition.
- The Geneva-based Forum organises the annual Davos summit, and Brende became WEF president in 2017, marking a long tenure before his departure.
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World Economic Forum chief quits amid backlash over Jeffrey Epstein meetings
Borge Brende has resigned as president and chief executive of the World Economic Forum (WEF) following mounting scrutiny over his past meetings with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein
The Epstein files just claimed the executive who interviewed Trump at Davos
A month ago, Børge Brende interviewed US President Donald Trump after his address to global leaders in Davos, Switzerland. On Thursday, the CEO of the World Economic Forum announced he was stepping down following an independent investigation into his relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The president of the powerful World Economic Forum, the Norwegian Borge Brende, announced this Thursday his decision to leave his post, after it was known that he had some relationship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, with whom he met on more than one occasion.
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