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He also asked for his salary early ahead of taking his Christmas holiday to the Caribbean in December 2015.
The flight purchase was stopped but BHS' HR department approved the salary request on the basis of "hardship". Mr Chappell has denied the allegations, accusing his former chief executive of being "pathetic and petty". The claims were made in a written submission to MPs by the former boss of BHS, Darren Topp. "Chappell saw no distinction between the company's money and his own personal money; he saw them as one and the same," Mr Topp wrote. The "hardship" funds were granted despite millions of pounds having been taken out of BHS since it was sold less than 10 months earlier. It comes as the pension protection fund has secured the approval of BHS creditors to appoint a second administrator to help Duff & Phelps. FRP's role will be to investigate the conduct of the former directors of the business. Green to 'sort out BHS pensions mess' Former BHS owner dubbed 'a liar' BHS: A history of a High Street stalwart Jack: Explosive moments in the BHS saga 'Home team'Mr Topp has already appeared before the Work and Pensions Select Committee and the Business Innovation and Skills Committee as they investigate the circumstances of the retailer's collapse. He has now provided further evidence about the financial stewardship of BHS under Mr Chappell, a former racing driver and bankrupt, as well as what he believed were the main reasons for its demise. Mr Chappell's company, Retail Acquisitions or RAL, bought BHS for £1 in March 2015. It collapsed into administration just 13 months later. According to Darren Topp, Mr Chappell had a "home team" made up of friends and family, which he brought into BHS and appointed as "so called experts" including the chair of BHS, Keith Smith, who was Mr Chappell's uncle. "The connection of these individuals to Mr Chappell denoted a clear nepotistic environment at the very top," claimed Mr Topp. For instance, he alleged that Mr Chappell instructed BHS to lend him £90,000 to pay a personal tax bill in January 2016. The payment was authorised by Aidan Tracey, the chief financial officer of Retail Acquisitions, when Mr Topp's acting finance director was on holiday. Following legal advice BHS insisted on the money being returned |
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