Purplebricks founder and chief executive Michael Bruce ‘steps down’
May 7, 2019
News reports show that Mr Bruce has left Purplebricks with immediate effect and this follows a tumble in share price after the cut of annual revenue guidance – Vic Darvey, former COO, will be replacing him.
Full story released on the Manchester Evening News website.
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