Leighton sacks senior manager over Iraq failings

The parent company of Leighton Offshore, the company contracted to construct offshore oil loading facilities in south Iraq, has sacked a senior manager after reports of corruption in winning the contract. In an announcement today to the Australian Stock Exchange, Leighton Holdings said “a senior manager” has been dismissed after an internal review confirmed “instances of failures to meet governance standards in respect of the proper documentation of contractual arrangements” at Leighton Offshore in Iraq.

As previously reported, Leighton Offshore in Iraq is under investigation for corruption, after Leighton Holdings reported it to the Australian Federal Police on concerns over “a possible breach of its Code of Ethics that, if substantiated, may contravene Australian laws” in November 2011.