IKEA fires executives in Russia amid bribery allegations
15 Febuary 2010
IKEA has fired two managers over allegations that they had allowed a contractor to pay a bribe to ensure power supplies to IKEA's Mega Mall in St Petersburg. According to the company, the two managers, of Swedish and Swiss origins - Per Caufman and Stefan Gross, have left the company and the case is now under investigation. IKEA Group CEO, Mikael Ohlsson, said: “Any tolerance in respect to corruption is strictly unacceptable at IKEA