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10/03/2017at 10:09

New Vestas book: Wind executives cheated by US pyramid scheme

In 2011, former top executives at Vestas were cheated in a pyramid scheme in the US, reveals a new book about Vestas to be released next week.
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by SØREN SPRINGBORG

Two of the former top executives at Vestas, former CFO Henrik Nørremark and former head of Central Europe, Hans Jørn Rieks, were involved in a seemingly lucrative investment scheme in the US, which transpired to be an advanced pyramid scheme, writes Danish newspaper Børsen.

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