Statement from Premier Model Management:
“After an internal investigation, Premier has discovered that John Bruce, a senior booker, has for the last eight months (while still being employed by Premier), set himself up in direct competition with Premier, using our confidential information and data to divert our business to his partner, Paulo Ribeiro, and an agency called Paulo Ribeiro Management Ltd, which they own together.
The evidence shows that, in the process of conspiring against Premier, they have also defrauded one of our clients and one of our models, and have stolen large quantities of confidential material.
John was a trusted employee for over 5 years, one of a team of bookers overseeing Premier’s flourishing and successful commercial division.
In over 30 years of business Premier has never faced anything like this – we are appalled by his actions.
We must protect Premier’s business, and the confidences of our clients and models.
To that end, we applied for and were awarded a penal injunction against John, Paulo and PRM at the High Court on Friday afternoon.”
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