‘A crude raider takeover’: Russian cosmetics company Natura Siberica in chaos eight months after founder’s death

Since the death of Russian businessman Andrey Trubnikov in January, the organic cosmetics brand Natura Siberica has gone into a tailspin. With his relatives caught up in a court battle over how to divide the company's shares, control passed to a trustee who initiated controversial leadership changes. On Thursday, August 12, the company's employees - who have sided with Natura Siberica co-founder Irina Trubnikova (Trubnikov's first wife) - accused the new management of carrying out a raider attack. This came after a number of key employees were denied access to the company's office and computer databases, and reportedly replaced by "unknown people." Irina Trubnikova says she's in shock after being shut out of the company's operations and is now willing to enter into negotiations to "preserve the brand," on the condition that her employees get their jobs back. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/08/16/a-crude-raider-takeover