Kordia Group chief executive Scott Bartlett will take a period of extended leave to focus on his health, effective immediately.
The move follows a recent diagnosis of multiple tumours on the brain, of which treatment is currently underway.
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Kordia Group chief financial officer Shaun Rendell will take over as acting CEO in the interim, the state-owned cyber-security and telecommunications company said in a statement.
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