The Association of Securities Owners (VEB) is requesting more information from Ajax on behalf of investors about the investigation into a possible conflict of interest with the dismissed football affairs director Sven Mislintat.
“Almost a week after the announcement, Ajax has not yet provided any further information about the external investigation,” emphasizes the organization that represents the interests of small private investors.
According to the VEB, the crisis surrounding the listed Ajax has “certainly not yet been resolved” with the dismissal of Mislintat last weekend. The German became controversial last week because he did business with a player agency that has shares in a company in which he is a major shareholder. An external investigation should make it clear whether there was a conflict of interest and whether other unacceptable matters occurred.
Reflection
The investors’ association also calls it “undesirable” that Ajax appears to be waiting until the upcoming shareholders’ meeting for further announcements. “This has yet to be announced and will therefore not be held within six weeks,” said the VEB, which also asked the football club’s supervisory board in a letter “to reflect on the internal control and responsibilities within its own organization”.
In the eyes of the VEB, it should also become clear whether the commissioners have sufficiently monitored the affairs of Ajax. The investor club also wants the reason for Mislintat’s dismissal to be shared with shareholders. The VEB also wants to know whether Mislintat will receive any money through a possible redundancy scheme.