This is a subscriber-only article
At a meeting on Wednesday, the board was informed that both sides had failed to reach an agreement on a contract.
In January, Leslie had been poised to take over as the Co-op’s CEO.
This was following Stan McCarthy’s resignation as Co-op CEO last summer. Leslie would have become the first co-op-only employee since the formation of Kerry plc.
It is now yet unclear what the next move for the Co-op will be especially in the light of McCarthy announcing this week that he would be retiring later this year.
The Dealer attempted to make contact with Leslie on Wednesday evening.
SHARING OPTIONS: