PHILIPSBURG--Utilities company GEBE temporary manager William Brooks submitted his resignation on Thursday afternoon, effective Friday, January 29.
Supervisory Board of Directors Chairperson Rene Richardson confirmed that the board had received the resignation. Minister Angel Meyers, under whose portfolio GEBE falls, did not respond to The Daily Herald’s requests for a comment on this and several other issues at GEBE.
This newspaper understands that Brooks indicated in his resignation letter that he was resigning awaiting the “ratification” of his “appointment” as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. He reportedly returned all of GEBE’s belongings on Thursday.
He also reportedly met with about six or seven managers in the company on Thursday afternoon and indicated to them that he was resigning because he would not be a “puppet” for the shareholder or the board of directors. He told the managers that Government had been squandering the utilities company’s funds and that he would not be party to this.
In the meantime, the board has issued to the shareholder a scathing report on Brooks’ performance and has since advised Government not to appoint Brooks to the CEO position, based on his poor performance over the past two months. Brooks was one of two candidates the board had recommended for the position last year.
After receiving the letter, the shareholder suspended its decision on the appointment of a CEO and other officials for GEBE during a general shareholders meeting held on Thursday. However, the shareholder has approved the purchase of a new and much-needed generator for the utilities company.
