Investorgruppe kalder Activision-chefs respons på anklager for "utilstrækkelig"

Tekst: Magnus Groth-Andersen
Publiceret 2021-08-12

Activisions Compliance Officer, Frances Townsend, har allerede leveret en respons på den kontroversielle sag imod Activision Blizzard ført af staten Californien, men nu er CEO Bobby Koticks officielle svar også kommet under angreb.

I hans officielle svar, der blandt andet kaldte Townsends "tone deaf", og afslørede at advokatbureauet WilmerHale ville tage sig af den interne efterforskning af anklagerne, afslører han en række ændringer, men ifølge én investorgruppe, så er der både meget der mangler, og ting der ikke er godt nok.

SOC Investment Group, der ejer en god portion aktier i Activison Blizzard, har sendt et åbent brev til firmaets ledelse, hvor de kalder Bobby Koticks svar "inadequate".

"While we appreciate the improved tone and increased detail in CEO Kotick's recent letter to Activision Blizzard employees, customers, and shareholders, the changes Mr Kotick has announced do not go nearly far enough to address the deep and widespread issues with equity, inclusion, and human capital management at the company."

De kritiserer først og fremmest at ingen fra topledelsen har erklæret sig ansvarlige, og at der derfor kan inddrages løn:

"No changes have been announced with respect to executive pay, either with respect to clawing back compensation from executives who are found to have engaged in or enabled abusive practices, or to align executives with the equity goals Mr Kotick articulated."

Desuden kritiserer de også valget af WilmerHale, og ligesom mange andre påpeger de at netop det bureau har for vane at beskytte dem med magten, i stedet for de ansatte.

"This firm has a sterling reputation as a defender of the wealthy and connected, but it has no track record of uncovering wrongdoing, the lead investigator does not have in-depth experience investigating workplace harassment and abuse, and the scope of the investigation fails to address the full range of equity issues Mr. Kotick acknowledges."

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