Comments criticizing concerns over police brutality and racial injustice by cpi security s ceo prompted charlotte s nfl and nba franchises to end sponsorship agreements with the company.
Cpi security comments.
The carolina panthers have terminated their partnership with charlotte based cpi security the team announced saturday night in the wake of comments by the company s founder and ceo downplaying.
Millares says several cpi security employees walked out or resigned on friday in light of gill s comments.
The athletic programs at nc state and south carolina also announced sunday via twitter that they were ending sponsor relationships with cpi security.
Cpi security ceo ken gill issued an apology for his comments saturday on twitter but it failed to stem the response from teams and athletic departments that had been sponsored by cpi.
Wbtv the carolina panthers have ended their relationship with cpi security following the release of an email containing what the leader of a local community group called racist comments.
The founder and ceo of charlotte based cpi security apologized saturday for using what the leader of a local community group called racist comments.
Gill later apologized for his comments.
It could be a long road back to recovery for charlotte s cpi security.
Cpi security ceo kenneth gill millares says several cpi security employees walked out or resigned on friday in light of gill s comments.
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