The British publication Autocar says that it has seen a document from Morgan Motors that says that Charles Morgan, grandson of the founder of the company, was fired for four instances of misconduct. The authenticity of the document has been questioned, but if it is authentic, it verifies that Morgan's firing is at least partially the result of a dispute with family members.
The document says that Morgan was discharged after a disciplinary meeting concluded that he continued to pose as chairman of the company after being demoted to strategy director last February, that he provided support to the Oak Racing team and to the 2012 Morgan LMP2 car at Le Mans and in the LMP series without approval from the board, that he told a group of Morgan owners that an improved version of the 3 Wheeler would be launched, and that he took payments from outside parties without approval for talks about his time working for the ITN network as a cameraman in Iran and Afghanistan. Last year Charles Morgan had been paid to attend a business conference in Iran and came back discussing the possibility of selling Morgans in that country. It's not clear if the payment for attending the Tehran conference was a factor in his dismissal.
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According to Autocar, the decision to sack Morgan was made by the board of directors of Morgan Technologies: Steven Morris (Morgan's managing Director), Timothy Whitworth (Morgan's finance director), Gillian Price (Charles' sister), David Price (Charles' brother-in-law), Laurence Price (Charles' nephew), Craig Hamilton Smith (Charles' nephew), Jackie Pertwee (Charles' niece) and Andrew Duncan (the Morgan family attorney). Morgan Motor Company and the related companies of Aero Racing Ltd and Morgan 3 Wheeler Ltd are wholly owned divisions of Morgan Technologies, which was incorporated in late 2010.
Charles Morgan has said that he will appeal his dismissal and has denied the the accusations of misconduct. Autocar reports that appeal will be heard this Friday by a panel of family members Price, Pertwee and Hamilton Smith.
Through a spokesman Morgan Motor Company declined comment.
Ironically, in 2009, Charles Morgan published an essay about families, specifically thanking his sister Jill.
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