Percy Establishes Naked Somnambulism Foundation
Press release:
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA — July, 13, 2007 — Greensboro billionaire Percy Walker has established The Naked Somnambulism Foundation as a non-profit organization dedicated solely to the support of research in naked sleepwalking and to provide the best possible clinical and educational programs for people affected by this disease. Mr. Walker, who himself has struggled with naked somnambulism, was prompted to take action after reading The Financial Times report on the travails of the deputy chairman of Kenmore Resources.
A director's naked midnight walkabout after a drink-fuelled dinner at its African mine has erupted into a public boardroom row at Kenmare Resources, the mid-sized Irish minerals company.
Donal Kinsella, the 64-year-old deputy chairman, was this week sacked as head of the audit committee. This follows a complaint from Deirdre Corcoran, the company secretary and financial comptroller.
She told an internal company inquiry that after a dinner at the mine to mark its formal opening in May, Mr Kinsella had that night on three occasions appeared naked at her door, eventually having to be escorted to his room by Michael Carvill, managing director.
Mr Kinsella, a 20-year veteran of the company, does not deny the incident, but claims he was sleepwalking.
Donal Kinsella, naked sleepwalker (left), and Deirdre Corcoran, naked sleepwalking victim.
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