Boss resigns at Rentokil's embattled City Link
Rentokil Initial said the boss of its troubled parcel delivery service City Link had stepped down amid ongoing trading woes at the division.
Wrong turns: Last month the firm closed too many depots and cut too many staff
City Link managing director Stuart Godman resigned by 'mutual agreement' and Rentokil chief executive Alan Brown has taken over the running of the embattled company until a replacement is appointed.
Rentokil said difficult trading conditions meant City Link's performance in 2010 was unlikely to improve on the previous year, when it made adjusted operating losses of £2.7m.
The news suggests a worsened performance for City Link in the final quarter of the year.
It narrowed its operating losses by £2.3m to £4.7m in the first half and reported operating losses of £1.3m in the third quarter, which were the same as last year.
City Link last month admitted it had gone too far in closing depots and cutting staff and had been forced to outsource work to more expensive third party firms.
Service levels had remained excellent in the period, apart from in the past two weeks which had been affected by the snowy weather, it said today.
However, Rentokil said its profits expectations for the year remain unchanged as the rest of the group, which includes pest control and washroom services, compensates for City Link's losses.
Rentokil's shares were down by 1% following the announcement.
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