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Charlton concern after resignation of chief executive is falsely posted

Katrien Meire is still in her chair as Charlton chief executive.
Katrien Meire is still in her chair as Charlton chief executive. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

Charlton Athletic have expressed concern after the resignation of their chief executive Katrien Meire was falsely posted on Companies House.

The club put out a statement saying: “The club is aware of a document that has appeared on Companies House. This document is false and the club is investigating the matter as it is something we take seriously.”

Louis Mendez, whose Twitter feed identifies him as a presenter on Charltonlive, said: “This is hilarious. I have been reliably informed that it was in fact a #cafc fan who has resigned Katrien Meire’s directorship on her behalf.”

He added: “For the record, I do not know who did this. But I do know it is a forged signature and Katrien has not resigned as director.”

The incident is the latest to strike the troubled club who in January appointed their third manager this season, José Riga, who had managed the club previously.

Also in January, at the home game against Blackburn, thousands of fans protested against the ownership of Roland Duchâtelet, the Belgian businessman and founder of Belgium’s Vivant political party who bought the club in January 2014.

Meire, a 30-year-old lawyer who was brought on board by Duchâtelet, had attracted fans’ ire by referring to them as “customers”. At present Charlton sit bottom of the Championship, three points short of safety.

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