![]() ![]() ![]() Richard had earlier said it was up to the board to decide whether he should keep his job. It was not clear whether the group intended to separate the roles of chairman and CEO. He will remain in office on an interim basis while the company looks for a replacement, the company said. The board of directors accepted Richard's resignation in a meeting that ended at around 1900 GMT. The court's verdict, which handed him a one-year suspended prison sentence, is precipitating his departure from the group, which he has led for the past 11 years. Richard's conviction is a big blow for the former high-ranking civil servant, who has always denied any wrongdoing. 31 after a Paris appeal court convicted him of complicity of misuse of public funds. PARIS (Reuters) -Orange, France's biggest telecoms operator, said on Wednesday it would find a successor to its chairman and CEO Stephane Richard by Jan.
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