Le Matin reported earlier today that Lausanne HC's Board of Directors has threatened to step down collectively in today's press conference. However, according to 24 Heures this is no longer the case.
The source of all problems seems to be a disagreement between rumored majority shareholder (and president of Genève-Servette HC) Hugh Quennec and the president of Lausanne HC Patrick de Preux regarding the future of the club.
While the latter deems it necessary to inject about eight million Swiss Francs into the club until the new arena is finished, Quennec (who to this day has not confirmed his involvement with LHC) is reportedly not agreeing with this plan.
The Board of Directors, according to 24 Heures, would be willing to invest the money themselves, but only if they can gain the majority of the shares this way. Quennec, however, supposedly wants to keep at least 51 % of the shares and is not ready to sell more to the board. (mso)
UPDATE Lausanne HC's Board of Directors has announced in today's press conference that their majority shareholder is not ready to invest the six million Swiss Francs needed to obtain the rights to the revenue of the restaurants into the infrastructure of the new arena. Thus, they have now set a deadline for January 31 to find a solution in mediation. If by then the conflict has not been resolved, the board will step down. However, while they did not reveal the name of the majority shareholder, Preux said that it is an open secret as to who it is. If Quennec is indeed said person, this could put the club in danger though, as, according to Sportinformation, one club is not allowed to own another team. However, no one knows how this relates to a person holding the majority shares of two teams. Furthermore, as Preux tells Jérôme Reynard (24 heures), Stanislav Wawrinka has resigned from the Board of Directors. However, "it is unrelated to the current situation and has to do with his life." - 18 December 2015, 5:27 PM
Stan Wawrinka démissionne du Conseil d'administration du #LHC. "C'est indépendant de la situation, mais en rapport à sa vie", dixit de Preux
— Jérôme Reynard (@jeromereynard) December 18, 2015
