WiseTech Global's board to examine payments to CEO's former partner, shares plunge


FILE PHOTO: Wisetech Global CEO Richard White speaks at the company's IPO launch in the Australian Stock Exchange in Sydney, April 11, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo

(Reuters) -WiseTech Global said on Monday it was reviewing a "full range of matters" concerning its CEO after media reports made allegations about his personal life including payments to a past sexual partner, sending its shares slumping 18%.

The Australian Financial Review and other media outlets reported that a woman who had a sexual relationship with Richard White made a raft of claims against the billionaire chief executive and WiseTech Global founder in late 2020, including allegations he had engaged in inappropriate behaviour.

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