14 September 2017
Last September, it all seemed to be going so well at GKN (GKN). Two months earlier, the half-year results had been reassuringly solid and September seemed an opportune time for chief executive Nigel Stein to announce his retirement after six years in the role. Kevin Cummings, who headed GKN Aerospace, would slide seamlessly into his shoes at the end of the year.
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