Just Eat senior executive steps down amid misconduct investigation

Takeaway group in boardroom turmoil after two bosses exit before annual shareholder meeting

Just Eat Takeaway is facing boardroom turmoil after a senior executive stepped down amid an investigation by the courier group into a formal complaint regarding misconduct at a company event.

The board of Just Eat said it would not be putting Jorg Gerbig, its chief operating officer, forward for re-election at the company's annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, as it was due to engage an external expert" to conduct an investigation into possible personal misconduct".