Karren Brady: It's my job to stay as President of Green … for my daughter



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Karren Brady refuses to choose the "easy" option and resign from the presidency of the fashion empire, victim of the Philip Green scandal, while she feels a "sense of duty" towards his staff, including his daughter.

  • Karren Brady has promised to remain president of Philip Green's fashion empire
  • She insisted that she has a duty to her employees – including her daughter
  • The 49-year-old said she did not want to take the "easy" option of quitting.
  • Sir Philip has been accused of badual harbadment and racial abuse of staff
  • Topshop's mogul strongly denies allegations and unlawful conduct

By

Mary O 'connor for the Daily Mail


published:
8:55 pm EST, February 11, 2019

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Update:
8:55 pm EST, February 11, 2019

Karren Brady said she would stay at Taveta Investments, whose 20,000 employees include her daughter, Sophia Peschisolido (photo together).

Karren Brady said she would stay at Taveta Investments, whose 20,000 employees include her daughter, Sophia Peschisolido (photo together).

Karren Brady said she would stay at Taveta Investments, whose 20,000 employees include her daughter, Sophia Peschisolido (photo together).

Karren Brady has promised to remain president of Philip Green's scandalous fashion empire, insisting that she has a duty to her employees – including her daughter.

The 49-year-old government advisor and peer announced that she would stay at Taveta Investments, whose 20,000 employees include her child Sophia Peschisolido.

She said she did not want to take the "easy" option of resigning from the holding company, which owns Sir Philip's Arcadia group.

He has been charged with badual harbadment and racial abuse against staff members, some of whom would have been paid up to £ 1 million to sign confidentiality agreements. Sir Philip strongly denies the allegations and any unlawful conduct.

Lady Brady's agent told the Daily Telegraph: "You want Baroness Brady to resign from Taveta, but she feels a real sense of duty to the 20,000 people who work there, including her daughter, to stay in the job.

"I hope you will agree with me that it's easy to get going – it's a lot harder to stay in the role and ensure the strength of the company.

"She has made significant and lasting changes to her business since she became Chairman of the Board and will continue to do so, ensuring that the company maintains the expected standards."

In a previous statement released through her public relations team, she said, "I want to be 100% clear: I have always been a strong advocate for women's rights in the workplace and I will be always. As President of Taveta, I am extremely proud of our staff, our customers and our brands. My main concern is the 20,000 people who work there, over 85% of whom are women. "

Sophia, 22, was modeled two years ago for Topshop, an affiliate of Arcadia, which pushed her proud mother to publish an online photo of her "unbelievable" debut – a picture of her. wearing the brand's denim skirt and boots.

After being a supermodel for rival retailer Hollister, the University of Nottingham graduate became a social media content badistant for Topman in August 2016.

On Friday, Sir Philip was allowed to withdraw an injunction from the court barring the media from reporting the allegations of five of his former aides.

Sir Philip Green has been charged with badual harbadment and racial abuse against staff members, some of whom would have been paid up to £ 1 million to sign confidentiality agreements. Sir Philip strongly denies allegations and unlawful conduct

Sir Philip Green has been charged with badual harbadment and racial abuse against staff members, some of whom would have been paid up to £ 1 million to sign confidentiality agreements. Sir Philip strongly denies allegations and unlawful conduct

Sir Philip Green has been charged with badual harbadment and racial abuse against staff members, some of whom would have been paid up to £ 1 million to sign confidentiality agreements. Sir Philip strongly denies allegations and unlawful conduct

An employee was reported to have received more than a million pounds after claiming that the mogul was feeling it.

He was accused of having seized the face of a second woman, of taking another worker into a headache and badually harbading her.

He also told a high-ranking black employee that his "problem" was that he "always threw spears into the jungle" before making fun of his dreadlocks and saying that he smoked cannabis.

Lady Brady had previously accused former Defense Secretary Michael Fallon, Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey of abusing their power "because they have a fundamental disrespect for others".

She has also publicly stated that she fired a soccer player accused of badaulting a woman, despite his value to his club.

Lady Brady, vice president of West Ham United, is married to former Canadian footballer Paul Peschisolido, 47, who played for several clubs in England, including Stoke City and Derby County.

The couple, who got married in 1995 while she was managing director of the Birmingham City Football Club, also has a son named Paolo. They live in a house of 3 million pounds sterling in Knightsbridge.

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