
Despite a string of downgrades and adjustments in Ambu’s past three consecutive quarters, as well as circulating rumors that CEO Juan Jose Gonzalez’s seat is getting hotter, the man himself rejects the notion that his position is in jeopardy.
In May 2019, Gonzalez stepped into Ambu’s headquarters in the Danish town of Ballerup for the first time. Since then, he has been the company’s figurehead as six downgrades and adjustments have come and gone – the latest of which occurred today, in connection with Tuesday’s quarterly report. Share price growth, which despite some fluctuations has been on a steady decline of 12 percent since he was appointed, has been conspicuously absent.
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