Endeavour fired de Montessus earlier this month, citing serious misconduct over an alleged irregular payment instruction of $5.9 million tied to an asset sale. De Montessus has since said he instructed a creditor of Endeavour to make the payment in 2021 to a security company to offset money owed for essential security equipment.
“I am disappointed with the way that this matter has been handled and that I have not been given an opportunity to make proper representations to either the board or the remuneration committee,” de Montessus said in a separate Thursday statement.
The Canadian shares of Endeavour rose 1.3% to C$23.91 at 4 p.m. in Toronto.
(By Jacob Lorinc)
