“Michel Gaillard and Nicolas Brimo have announced that they will resign. » Since a union cell was created in chained duck, in the spring of 2022, and that the journalist Christophe Nobili discovered that the newspaper had paid the companion of designer André Escaro without compensation for substantial work for more than 25 years, some, at 173, rue Saint-Honoré, no longer hide their desire to see its leaders leave. For the first time, Wednesday, June 21, during the annual general meeting (GA), this prospect seemed to materialize.
In the turmoil since the complaint against X for abuse of corporate assets and concealment of abuse of corporate assets filed by their journalist, Michel Gaillard, the president of Editions Maréchal, 79, entered the Duck 57 years ago, and Nicolas Brimo, the director of the publication, 72 years old, present for 51 years, hinted that they were going to hand over. “But since they got re-elected as administrators, they will only do so at the next administration committee. “says one of those present at the meeting.
Tense atmosphere
At the question ” when ? », no specific answer was provided. Still, everyone understood that, as his presence in the newspaper, which had become episodic since February, suggested, Michel Gaillard was preparing to leave his post in favor of Nicolas Brimo. In all likelihood, the latter should succeed him, and cede his own at the head of the publication to Jean-François Julliard, editor-in-chief. “Nicolas is playing with fire. He would have done better to retire rather than find himself in the position of president of the Duck indicted »laments a signature, anticipating this possible decision of the prosecution – the investigation would be completed, and its conclusions expected in the coming weeks.
After years of cloudless GAs or meaningful debate, the 2023 meeting resembled that of 2022, which saw its first negative votes cast. In an apparently very tense atmosphere, where some pleasantries were fused, the majority of the twenty or so participants nevertheless renewed their confidence in the administrators. To the greatest dizziness of Christophe Nobili, under the influence of a second dismissal procedure after the labor inspectorate deemed inadmissible, in mid-May, a first request from the management of the Duck. For his part, Mr. Nobili filed a harassment complaint against Mr. Gaillard and Mr. Brimo, which was to be the subject of a conciliation meeting on Thursday, June 22.