Capita share price falls off a cliff following damning CEO report

Tom Wright
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Outsourcing giant sees shares plummet over 40 per cent as new CEO says business is spread too thinly, hasn't invested enough, and has focused too much on acquisitions

Capita's share price has tanked by over 40 per cent after its new CEO said "significant change" is needed to get the outsourcing giant back on track. Jonathan Lewis, who joined as chief executiv...

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