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.
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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.
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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.
Cpi security ceo kenneth gill 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.
Millares says several cpi security employees walked out or resigned on friday in light of gill s 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.
It could be a long road back to recovery for charlotte s cpi security.
I apologize my comments did not reflect those values cpi security ceo kenneth gill.
Charlotte observer the founder and ceo of charlotte based cpi security apologized saturday for using what the leader of a local community group called racist comments late saturday the carolina panthers announced the nfl team was cutting its ties with cpi.