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Fortune
Christiaan Hetzner

Top exec at Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit blames CEO and board for bankruptcy sale

Profile view of Virgin Orbit founder Richard Branson. (Credit: Courtesy of Virgin Orbit)

Virgin Orbit’s ignominious journey into bankruptcy could have been prevented with better leadership, according to its head of operations. 

In a letter sent to staff and obtained in full by CNBC, senior executive Tony Gingiss appeared to lay the blame for its collapse firmly at the feet of his chief executive, Dan Hart, and company directors for initiating the selloff of Virgin Orbit’s assets rather than finding a better solution.

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